The Eastern Hancock Royals will head out on the road to square off against the Winchester Community Golden Falcons at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Eastern Hancock is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Eastern Hancock lost 12-5 to Indianapolis Scecina Memorial on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for Eastern Hancock in their matchups with Indianapolis Scecina Memorial: they've now lost six in a row.
Brayden Sullivan made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run. Hayden Rouse was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Winchester Community had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Knights out 8-7.
Justin Cox made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Cox was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cooper Hummel, who went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was McCormac Anderson, who scored two runs while going 4-for-6.
Eastern Hancock's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Winchester Community, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Everything went Eastern Hancock's way against Winchester Community in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 as Eastern Hancock made off with a 13-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastern Hancock since the squad 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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