The Hazelwood East Spartans will take on the University City Lions at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Hazelwood East has given up an average of 8.2 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Hazelwood East's offense. They lost 16-0 to Gateway Legacy Christian Academy on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Spartans' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask University City). They blew past St. Mary's 24-14 on Thursday. Considering the Lions' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
University City's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2. As for Hazelwood East, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5-1.
Hazelwood East suffered a grim 14-7 defeat to University City in their previous meeting on April 1st. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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