Indians
| 03/06/25 vs North Jackson | 5 |
| 03/03/25 vs Lee | 12 |
| 03/01/25 @ Wilson | 12 |
| 03/01/25 vs Hamilton | 7 |
| 02/27/25 vs Priceville | 12 |
| + 3 more games |
The New Hope Indians will take on the Arab Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. New Hope is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, New Hope needed a bit of extra time to put away North Jackson. They had just enough and edged out the Chiefs 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
New Hope saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grant Maples, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Maples is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Layton Pohl was another, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Arab was able to grind out a solid win over West Point on Thursday, taking the game 7-2. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Luke Hudson was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. That stolen base marked the first that he snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Dawkins, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
New Hope's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Arab, their victory bumped their record up to 5-8.
New Hope came out on top in a nail-biter against Arab in their previous meeting back in April of 2021, sneaking past 3-2. Does New Hope have another victory up their sleeve, or will Arab turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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