Hurricane is 1-9 against Cedar since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hurricane Tigers will square off against the Cedar Reds at 10:30 a.m. Hurricane will be strutting in after a win while Cedar will be coming in after a loss.
Hurricane is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Crimson Cliffs as Hurricane made off with a 13-3 victory. The result was nothing new for Hurricane, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on McKinlee Wright, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Abby Stout was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cedar unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 12-0 to Ridgeline. Considering the last time Cedar couldn't score was back in April, the team can't take the result too hard.
Hurricane is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Cedar, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Hurricane hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Cedar struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Hurricane couldn't quite finish off Cedar when the teams last played back in April and fell 10-8. Can Hurricane avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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