Baseball Preview: Hiawatha Red Hawks vs. Falls City Tigers
Hiawatha has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Falls City Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Monday, Hiawatha fell victim to a rough 8-2 defeat at the hands of Nemaha Central.
Meanwhile, Falls City came into Tuesday's matchup having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against Tarkio on Tuesday as Falls City made off with a 13-3 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Falls City has managed all season.
Orion Cattrell made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Cattrell was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Tallan Zimmerman was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-1. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Gavin Bauer was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Hiawatha's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Falls City, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-11.
Hiawatha was able to grind out a solid victory over Falls City in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 11-7. Will Hiawatha repeat their success, or does Falls City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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