Troy is 6-0 against Hiawatha since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Troy Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Hiawatha Red Hawks at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Troy pushed their score all the way to 13 back in March, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 16-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of Riverside [Wathena/Elwood]. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in March (ten), Troy still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, sadly, Hiawatha is still looking for their first win of the season after four matches. Their tough 14-4 defeat to Royal Valley on Thursday might stick with them for a while. That's two games in a row now that Hiawatha has lost by exactly ten runs.
Kylie Nelson was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kenzie Nelson, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Troy's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Hiawatha, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Troy was able to grind out a solid win over Hiawatha in their previous meeting back in May of 2022, winning 14-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for Troy 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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