The Hamilton Titans will head out on the road to take on the Brown County Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hamilton will head into Wednesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by seven) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Augusta Southeastern 4-2.
Gage Scott was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (and not a single walk). Scott has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Scott was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Scott wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mason Stevenson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Brown County waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They won by a run and slipped past the Ducks 10-9.
Hamilton has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season. As for Brown County, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Hamilton took their victory against Brown County in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 15-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hamilton since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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