The Hercules Titans will head out on the road to face off against the Swett Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, everything went Hercules' way against Bethel as Hercules made off with an 18-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hercules.
Tia Brown made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Brown was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Hercules got a massive performance out of Bella Placencia, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and five RBI. Placencia is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Samaya De Alba, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Swett had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Monday. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 21-4 win.
Swett got a massive performance out of Angela Flores, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Sanaia Tuuu, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Hercules is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5-1 record this season. As for Swett, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Hercules has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Swett struggles in that department as they've been averaging 19.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Hercules was able to grind out a solid win over Swett in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 9-5. Does Hercules have another victory up their sleeve, or will Swett turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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