Hamilton never got on the board in their matchup on Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Fall River on Friday. They walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Bulldogs. Considering the Braves' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Kayden Strong
| 03/21/25 vs Fall River | 5 |
| 02/28/24 vs Chester | 2 |
| 03/18/25 @ Corning | 1 |
| 03/13/25 vs Plumas Charter | 1 |
| 03/08/25 vs Etna | 1 |
Kayden Strong and Austin Studybaker were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Strong tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Studybaker didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Strong has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Strong scored two runs and stole five bases while going 1-for-3, while Studybaker scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Those five stolen bases gave Strong a new career-high.
In other batting news, Patrick Matthews and Hayden Boles did most of the damage at the plate: Matthews scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Boles scored two runs while going 2-for-4. That stolen base marked the first that Matthews snagged this season. Another player making a difference was Dylan Joksch, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Hamilton has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. Fall River is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Looking ahead, Hamilton will be taking part in a tournament against Plumas Charter at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Fall River, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 18-5 loss against Loyalton on the 21st.
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