The University Trailblazers will head out on the road to square off against the Lawrence North Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. University is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, University didn't have quite enough to beat Hamilton Heights and fell 2-1.
Laine Spears was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, University saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mark Hamby, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Lawrence North had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Royals by a score of 8-4.
Wyatt Bastin looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brock Taulman was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Matthew Cunningham, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
University's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7-1. As for Lawrence North, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. University has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lawrence North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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