The Badin Rams will venture away from home to take on the Hamilton Big Blue at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Badin's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Hamilton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Badin fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Lakota West on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Firebirds by a score of 8-7. The Rams' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Cooper Ollis stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. Chase Luebbe was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Hamilton had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They blew past the Warriors 9-0.
Caleb Warner and William Creach did most of the damage at the plate: Warner got on base in both of his plate appearances with two runs and two RBI, while Creach got on base in both of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. That's the most runs Warner has posted since back in April.
Hamilton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in three consecutive games.
Hamilton pushed their record up to 13-12 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Badin, they suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 21-5.
Badin took their victory against Hamilton in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 14-2 score. Do the Rams have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Big Blue turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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