Baseball Preview: Armwood Hawks vs. Leto Falcons
The Armwood Hawks will face off against the Leto Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Armwood is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Armwood will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Lennard, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Armwood won by a run and slipped past Lennard 3-2.
Alonzo Godwin looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Armwood saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Lallave-Segui, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Matthew Hall was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Leto rose to the challenge on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over the Titans. Leto might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Demetrios Passalaris tossed a big game, striking out 12 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Gerard Ortega was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Denzel Martinez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Armwood's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5. As for Leto, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-13 record this season.
Everything went Armwood's way against Leto in their previous matchup on Wednesday as Armwood made off with an 11-3 victory. Will Armwood repeat their success, or does Leto have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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