Hazelwood Central fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against University City on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-6 to the Lions, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Julius Reed
| 04/30/26 @ University City | 10 |
| 04/30/26 @ University City | 10 |
| 04/22/26 @ STEAM Academy at McCluer South Berkeley | 7 |
| 04/16/26 @ McCluer North | 10 |
| 04/10/26 vs McCluer | 10 |
| + 3 more games |
Julius Reed was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with six stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Hazelwood Central is 6-3 when Reed posts two or more runs, but 3-6 otherwise.
Hazelwood Central's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for University City, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-4.
Coming up, Hazelwood Central will face off against Normandy at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. As for University City, they will square off against McCluer at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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