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| 04/04/24 - Away | 11-7 W |
| 02/27/24 - Home | 7-5 W |
| 03/24/23 - Home | 18-8 W |
| 03/01/23 - Away | 14-1 W |
| 03/22/22 - Home | 15-4 W |
| + 4 more games |
Crescent City is a perfect 9-0 against Hawthorne since March of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. Crescent City will be playing in front of their home fans against Hawthorne at 7:30 p.m. Crescent City has given up an average of 11.9 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Crescent City is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They came up short against Fulton, falling 18-3.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Hawthorne made sure to put some runs up on the board against Wildwood on Monday. Hawthorne put the hurt on Wildwood with a sharp 14-5 win. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
Brody McAuley and Tison Thomas made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, McAuley tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Thomas struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. McAuley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, McAuley scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Thomas went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases, two doubles, and one RBI. Those two doubles gave Thomas a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ethan Thomas, who went 3-for-5 with two triples, four RBI, and one run. Branson Byrd was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Hawthorne was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Hawthorne has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing nine hits in those games compared to only 3.43 in the others. Crescent City's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Crescent City beat Hawthorne 11-7 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Will Crescent City repeat their success, or does Hawthorne has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
