Hazelwood Central has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Hazelwood East Spartans at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Hazelwood Central had to settle for a 10-9 defeat against McCluer North.
Meanwhile, Hazelwood East scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against McCluer as Hazelwood East made off with a 23-12 win. Considering Hazelwood East has won three contests by more than eight runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Hazelwood East got a massive performance out of Tyrone Gill, who went 4-for-4 with two triples, five RBI, and a run. Gill is crushing it when it comes to RBI: he's brought in at least four every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominique Young, who scored five runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Hazelwood Central's loss was their ninth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Hazelwood East, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Hazelwood Central couldn't quite finish off Hazelwood East when the teams last played last Monday and fell 10-8. Will Hazelwood Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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