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| 03/15/24 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 03/12/24 - Away | 7-0 W |
| 04/07/23 - Away | 7-6 W |
| 04/04/23 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 04/08/22 - Home | 13-6 W |
| + 5 more games |
Hagerty is 9-1 against Oviedo since March of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Hagerty Huskies will host the Oviedo Lions at 6:00 p.m. Hagerty is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Hagerty's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Creekside, sneaking past 2-0.
I. Torres looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Hagerty's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was B. Levy, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Keltan Fitzgerald also deserves some recognition as he stole his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oviedo). Everything went their way against Lyman on Friday as Oviedo made off with a 10-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Lions needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Christian Lynch made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Oviedo is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-3 otherwise. Lynch was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Juan Velez was a standout: he scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Sebastian Galeano was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI.
Hagerty pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games. As for Oviedo, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Hagerty has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Oviedo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Hagerty came out on top in a nail-biter against Oviedo when the teams last played back in March of 2024, sneaking past 5-4. Does Hagerty have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oviedo turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
