The Hawthorne Hornets will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Crescent City Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Hawthorne will head into Friday's game ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Tuesday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They fell victim to a tough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Union County.
Hawthorne saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madisyn Gillins, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Crescent City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. Their rough 21-5 defeat to Peniel Baptist Academy might stick with them for a while.
Alyssa Allmon was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 1-for-2.
Hawthorne has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. As for Crescent City, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Everything went Hawthorne's way against Crescent City in their previous meeting on April 1st as Hawthorne made off with a 16-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hawthorne since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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