In what's become a running theme this season, New Haven gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They never let the Hazel Park Vikings onto the board and left with a 17-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for New Haven.
Lamar Pearson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Pearson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Pearson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI.
In other batting news, New Haven got a massive performance out of Kaden Gilbert, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Jake Estes was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
New Haven's win bumped their record up to 18-9. As for Hazel Park, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-7.
New Haven will head out on the road to challenge Clintondale at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. New Haven will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Hazel Park, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Lincoln at 4:30 p.m. Hazel Park is facing Lincoln at the right time seeing as Lincoln is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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