Hug has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the North Valleys Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hug will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
While Hug has not struggled against Sparks recently, they managed to flip the script on Saturday. Hug had just enough and edged Sparks out 10-8. Hug's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Martin Garcia was a standout: he scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucius Chandler, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, North Valleys came up short against Fernley on Tuesday and fell 6-3. North Valleys has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
North Valleys saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Birch, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Hug's victory ended a 17-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-9. As for North Valleys, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Hug might still be hurting after the 19-0 defeat they got from North Valleys in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Hug avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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