The Harding Raiders will challenge the Washington Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Harding 3.4, Washington 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Harding proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by eight) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their pitcher stepped up to hand John F. Kennedy Catholic a 2-0 shutout.
Gummy Hart was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Hart wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bryttain Fuller, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Washington fell victim to Lake and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Blue Streaks by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Tigers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Washington's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Harding, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
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