Baseball Preview: Perry Pumas vs. Hamilton Huskies
Perry is 1-9 against Hamilton since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Perry Pumas will head out on the road to take on the Hamilton Huskies at 3:45 p.m.
Perry was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 5-1 to Mountain Ridge.
Payton Holinka was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Perry saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Miller, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Hamilton faced Basha in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Hamilton put the hurt on Basha with a sharp 10-4 win. Hamilton might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 contests by six runs or more this season.
Boston Kellner and Drew Rogers did most of the damage at the plate: Kellner went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Rogers went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Jaylen Payne was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Perry's defeat dropped their record down to 7-13-1. As for Hamilton, they pushed their record up to 15-3 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Perry suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Hamilton when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Perry, Josh Tiedemann (who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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