The North Harford Hawks will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Westminster Owls at 4:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Saturday, it was a hard-fought contest, but North Harford had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Northeast.
Jackson Armiger made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Wyatt Canapp was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Westminster's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-2 walloping at the hands of Patuxent. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Westminster couldn't push the score so high this time.
North Harford's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Westminster, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
North Harford came out on top in a nail-biter against Westminster in their previous meeting back in May of 2015, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Westminster's Brandon Martin, who tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for North Harford to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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