After two games on the road, Hebron is heading back home. They will take on the Washington Township Senators at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Hebron's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Portage on Saturday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians.
Hebron saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trever Roy, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Washington Township was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 8-5 to Kankakee Valley.
Gavin Kukler made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Hebron has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-6 record this season. As for Washington Township, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Hebron couldn't quite finish off Washington Township in their previous meeting back in April and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Washington Township's Nathan Winchip, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that Hebron knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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