St. Henry is 1-9 against Beechwood since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The St. Henry Crusaders will head out on the road to challenge the Beechwood Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
St. Henry is is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They lost 11-2 to Harrison County.
Beechwood lost 12-5 to Newport Central Catholic on Monday.
Kegan Hutton was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Hutton was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Shawn Sowder made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
St. Henry's defeat dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Beechwood, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 20-12 record this season.
St. Henry came up short against Beechwood in their previous meeting last Sunday, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Beechwood's Chase Flaherty, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Now that St. Henry 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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