Baseball Preview: Little Village Phoenix vs. Hubbard Greyhounds
Little Village is 0-5 against Hubbard since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Little Village Phoenix will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hubbard Greyhounds at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Little Village had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Kelly.
Jayden Smith made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Joshua Villegas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Hubbard had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Goode STEM Academy on Monday.
Serafin Millan was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. Joseph Thomas was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Little Village's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Hubbard, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-5.
Little Village suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Hubbard when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thomas, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that Little Village knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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