Baseball Game Preview: Hilliard Bradley on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 11:41am

Baseball Preview: Hilliard Bradley Jaguars vs. Dublin Coffman Shamrocks

Hilliard Bradley and Dublin Coffman are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Hilliard Bradley Jaguars will be playing at home against the Dublin Coffman Shamrocks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Hilliard Bradley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Dublin Coffman will come in with three straight wins.

Hilliard Bradley will head into Wednesday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Olentangy Orange on Wednesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-run defeat they were dealt on Monday. Hilliard Bradley fell just short of Olentangy Orange by a score of 4-2.

Eathan Williams was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Hilliard Bradley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Koons, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.

Meanwhile, Dublin Coffman earned a 9-4 victory over Bishop Hartley on Tuesday.

Hilliard Bradley's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Dublin Coffman, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.

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