Baseball Preview: Temple Christian Pioneers vs. Hardin Northern Polar Bears
After four games on the road, Temple Christian is heading back home. They will take on the Hardin Northern Polar Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Temple Christian and Hardin Northern are at an even 3-3 over their past six head-to-heads.
Temple Christian is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Vanlue by a score of 13-12 on Thursday. Even if Temple Christian couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Meanwhile, Hardin Northern put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Lima Senior a 7-0 shutout.
Xander Wilson was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 4.2 innings pitched. Wilson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wilson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bo Bame, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double.
Temple Christian's loss was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Hardin Northern, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Temple Christian suffered a grim 30-1 defeat to Hardin Northern when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Temple Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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