The Hebron Hawks will take on the South Central Satellites at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hebron is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Hebron's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against South Central on Friday. They lost 12-0 to the Satellites.
For South Central's part, Colton Elkins tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Elkins has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Zack Hanchar and Tommy Sullivan did most of the damage at the plate: Hanchar went 3-for-3 with a home run and five RBI, while Sullivan scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Jackson Bos was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Hebron's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for South Central, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Hebron has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like South Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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