Hiawatha is 1-9 against Holton since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Red Hawks will host the Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Hiawatha turned things around against Perry-Lecompton on Monday. They came out on top against the Kaws by a score of 10-6.
Hiawatha let Michaela Williams and Kenzie Nelson run wild. Williams went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Nelson got on base in three of her five plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Claire Twombly, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one double.
Hiawatha hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are 3-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Holton let Perry-Lecompton stack five runs on them in the first inning on April 14th but luckily Holton prevailed anyway. The Wildcats sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-9 victory over the Kaws.
The win got Holton back to even at 3-3. As for Hiawatha, their victory bumped their record up to 6-8.
Hiawatha came out on top in a nail-biter against Holton when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 11-10. Will the Red Hawks repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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