Baseball Recap: Hanford Victorious

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Previous Games

04/17/26 - Away	8-7 W
04/17/26 - Away	14-3 W
04/18/25 - Home	1-5 L
04/18/25 - Home	7-3 W
05/09/24 - Away	1-2 L
+ 5 more games

It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Hanford ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past the Chiawana Riverhawks 8-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Falcons have posted since March 20th.

Hanford's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-7. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Chiawana, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-7.

Coming up, Hanford will be playing in front of their home fans against Walla Walla at 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday. As for Chiawana, they will square off against Kennewick at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Lions' pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so the Riverhawks' hitters will have their work cut out for them.