Baseball Game Preview: Alden-Hebron Green Giants vs. Hiawatha Hawks

Alden-Hebron has gone 7-1 against Hiawatha recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Green Giants will look to defend their home field against the Hawks at 11:00 a.m. Alden-Hebron is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.

If Alden-Hebron beats Hiawatha with 15 runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Green Giants blew past Christian Liberty 15-1 on Thursday. The Green Giants haven't had any issues with the Chargers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Hoyt Miles

Runs (Career)

04/10/25 vs Christian Liberty	3
04/08/25 vs Christian Liberty	2
04/04/25 vs Hinckley-Big Rock	2
04/01/25 @ Schaumburg Christian	2
04/29/24 @ Faith Christian	2

Hoyt Miles was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Christian Nunez was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Armbrust, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Alden-Hebron always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Meanwhile, Hiawatha unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 10-4 to Westminster Christian.

Hiawatha saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Cooper, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Thomas Giebel was another, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

Alden-Hebron's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Hiawatha, they now also have a losing record of 3-4.

Alden-Hebron skirted past Hiawatha 6-5 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Green Giants repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.