The Wildwood Wildcats will square off against the Hawthorne Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Wildwood is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
On Friday, Wildwood came up short against Cedar Key and fell 6-3.
Aiden Cushing was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-4. That run was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Kelly, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hawthorne unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 13-2 to Saint Francis Catholic. Having soared to a lofty 20 runs in the game before, the Hornets couldn't push the score so high this time.
Hawthorne saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Flinchum, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Wildwood's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Hawthorne, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Wildwood has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Hawthorne struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.7 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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