Baseball Preview: East Hamilton Hurricanes vs. Howard Tech Hustlin' Tigers
The East Hamilton Hurricanes are on the road again on Monday to play the Howard Tech Hustlin' Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Howard Tech took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on East Hamilton, who comes in off a win.
On Saturday, everything went East Hamilton's way against West as East Hamilton made off with a 13-3 win.
Liam Hughes spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gavin Huskey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Maddox, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Howard Tech was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They suffered a tough 14-4 loss at the hands of Ooltewah. That's two games in a row now that Howard Tech has lost by exactly ten runs.
Howard Tech saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Devon Holten - McKinney, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
East Hamilton's victory bumped their record up to 13-15. As for Howard Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-18.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. East Hamilton has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Howard Tech struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
East Hamilton took their win against Howard Tech in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 21-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Hamilton since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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