The Bishop Hartley Hawks will face off against the St. Charles Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Bishop Hartley's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while St. Charles has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Bishop Hartley had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Lakewood on Saturday. The Hawks put the hurt on the Lancers with a sharp 8-1 victory.
Meanwhile, St. Charles had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They skirted past Columbus Academy 3-1.
Bishop Hartley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.9 runs over those games. As for St. Charles, their victory bumped their record up to 6-12.
Bishop Hartley came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Charles when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 2-0. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Cardinals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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