Baseball Preview: Hug Hawks vs. Truckee Wolverines
Hug is 0-10 against Truckee since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Hug Hawks are on the road again to play the Truckee Wolverines at 11:00 a.m. Truckee took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Hug, who comes in off a win.
Hug will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Sparks, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Hug put the hurt on Sparks with a sharp 8-2 win on Wednesday.
Tayte Thomas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Hug got a big performance out of Jason Luna, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Lukas Green, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Truckee unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of North Valleys by a score of 8-7.
Hug's victory ended a 16-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-15. As for Truckee, their loss dropped their record down to 19-4.
Hug suffered a grim 29-0 defeat to Truckee in their previous matchup back in March. Can Hug avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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