Baseball Game Preview: Hinckley-Big Rock Royals vs. Hiawatha Hawks

For the second straight game, Hinckley-Big Rock will face off against Hiawatha. The Royals will face off against the Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Hinckley-Big Rock took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Hiawatha a 16-0 shutout. The Royals have beaten the Hawks the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Hawks has come to flipping the script.

Hiawatha's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Hinckley-Big Rock, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9-1.