Baseball Game Preview: Hughes Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 5:40am

Baseball Preview: Hughes BIG RED vs. Clark Montessori Cougars

Hughes has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Thursday. They will square off against the Clark Montessori Cougars at 5:00 p.m.

Hughes' hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Western Hills back in April. They lost 16-0 to the Mustangs.

Meanwhile, Clark Montessori put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Withrow as Clark Montessori made off with a 13-3 win.

Tequan Davis made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Davis was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carter Russell, who went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Ethan Ernst was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-1.

Having lost for the first time this season, Hughes fell to 2-1. As for Clark Montessori, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season.

Hughes might still be hurting after the 23-8 defeat they got from Clark Montessori when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Hughes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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