The Cass Tech Technicians are on the road again on Tuesday to play the King Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. Cass Tech is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Cass Tech earned a 9-5 victory over Farmington.
Chris Hooper made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Hooper has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hooper was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ali Abdullah and Jelani Jebari did most of the damage at the plate: Abdullah scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Jebari scored a run while going 2-for-5. Christopher Ramirez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, King was able to grind out a solid win over Oak Park last Friday, taking the game 4-1.
Cass Tech has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for King, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything went Cass Tech's way against King in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Cass Tech made off with a 9-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cass Tech since the squad 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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