For the second week in a row, Hardy Memorial is taking on Howard Tech. The Hawks will face off against the Hustlin' Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hardy Memorial is looking for their season's first victory.
Friday just wasn't the day for Hardy Memorial's offense. They came up short against Howard Tech on Friday, falling 28-0. Considering the last time the Hawks couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
For Howard Tech's part, Devon Holten-McKinney made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Those 13 strikeouts gave Holten-McKinney a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Howard Tech's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 0-17 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Howard Tech got a massive performance out of Sean Besley, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with three stolen bases, five runs, and three RBI. Those five runs gave Besley a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamal Cal, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, five RBI, and one stolen base.
Howard Tech was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .469. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Howard Tech moved to 5-17 with that win, which also ended their 13-game losing streak. As for Hardy Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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