Hamilton was the 9-1 winner over Talawanda when they last played one another back in March of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Hamilton Big Blue fell just short of the Talawanda Brave by a score of 6-5 on Saturday. Hamilton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hamilton got a good showing from Austin Payne, who pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, William Baker was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Talawanda's side, Wright Ryan was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Ryan has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Achterman Adam, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Hamilton's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Talawanda, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-7.
Hamilton will challenge Middletown at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Talawanda, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Harrison at 5:00 p.m. Talawanda is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
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