After flying high against St. Patrick-St. Vincent last Saturday, Hercules came back down to earth. The Hercules Titans fell just short of the Salesian College Preparatory Pride by a score of 4-3 on Monday. The Titans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pride apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Hercules saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was William Hobbs, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. That run marked the first that Hobbs scored this season.
Hercules' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-4. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Salesian College Preparatory, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Coming up, Hercules will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Elite at 3:30 p.m. As for Salesian College Preparatory, they will head out to face off against Justin-Siena at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Justin-Siena is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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