In what's become a running theme this season, Hardin Northern gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Upper Scioto Valley Rams as the Hardin Northern Polar Bears made off with a 17-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for Hardin Northern who now have three in a row.
Landon Wetherill and Xander Wilson were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Wetherill pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Wilson tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Wetherill has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Wetherill scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Wilson scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bo Bame, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Branson Grindell, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Upper Scioto Valley's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddox Underwood, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Hardin Northern has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Upper Scioto Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hardin Northern will challenge Fairbanks at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Fairbanks is on a three-game streak of home wins, Hardin Northern a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Upper Scioto Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Kenton at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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