The Armwood Hawks are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the Steinbrenner Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Armwood is leaving town to face Steinbrenner after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Armwood came up short against Alonso on Tuesday, falling 7-1.
Zalen Hicks was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Armwood saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Theodric Hicks, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Steinbrenner had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They put the hurt on Tampa Bay Tech with a sharp 10-0 win on Tuesday. The Warriors haven't had any issues with the Titans recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Carson Krueger looked comfortable as he struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Chase Petker was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Armwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Steinbrenner in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Armwood since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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