Baseball Preview: Huntington Huntsmen vs. McClain Tigers
The Huntington Huntsmen will be playing in front of their home fans against the McClain Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Huntington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Huntington will head into Friday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a eight-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Unioto on Friday. Huntington came out on top in a nail-biter against Unioto and snuck past 6-4.
Andrew Oyer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on 11 hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Huntington let Seth Throckmorton and Mitchell Willis loose on the outfield. Throckmorton scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Willis scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was DJ Crocker, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, McClain fell victim to Fairfield and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 8-0 to the Lions. McClain just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Huntington has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for McClain, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-13.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
