The Harding Skippers will venture away from home to square off against the Cuyahoga Heights Red Wolves at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Harding has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight defeats, while Cuyahoga Heights will come in with four straight wins.
Harding lost 11-2 to Madison on Monday.
Meanwhile, Cuyahoga Heights beat Brooklyn 7-4 on Thursday.
Cuyahoga Heights' victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was MacGowan Rott, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI.
Cuyahoga Heights' win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Harding, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Harding has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cuyahoga Heights struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Harding suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Cuyahoga Heights in their previous matchup back in May of 2016. Can the Skippers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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