Wilmington is on a nine-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and McClain a six-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Wilmington Hurricane will be playing at home against the McClain Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Wilmington has given up an average of 11.4 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Wilmington came up short against New Richmond on Wednesday, falling 13-2.
Wilmington saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Knox Earich, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
The home team had won the previous six meetings between McClain and Hillsboro, and Hillsboro kept the tradition alive. The Tigers took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians on Wednesday.
Conner Chandler put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Chandler was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.
In other batting news, Cohen Six made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season. Hunter Peabody was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
McClain's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Wilmington, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Wilmington took their victory against McClain when the teams last played back in April of 2017 by a conclusive 22-1 score. Will the Hurricane repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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