The Hubbard Greyhounds will be playing in front of their home fans against the Crete-Monee Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Hubbard can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. Everything went their way against Thornton Fractional North as Hubbard made off with a 12-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hubbard.
Joseph Thomas and Emerson Barreto made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Thomas didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Barreto pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). At bat, Thomas scored a run and stole two bases while going 4-for-4, while Barreto went 1-for-4 with three stolen bases and three RBI. Barreto has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
In other batting news, Ricky Romo was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Daniel Torres, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, the matchup between Crete-Monee and Herscher on Saturday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. Crete-Monee had just enough and edged Herscher out 13-12.
Bren Milburn was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Richardson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-6.
Hubbard's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Crete-Monee, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Friday's game will be a test for both team's pitchers. Hubbard hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .445. However, it's not like Crete-Monee struggles in that department as they've averaged .319. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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