Beaver is 1-9 against Hopewell since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Beaver Bobcats will head out on the road to square off against the Hopewell Vikings at 3:00 p.m. Beaver will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
In what's become a running theme this season, Beaver gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against Sewickley Academy as Beaver made off with a 14-4 win. With that victory, Beaver brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Tanner Wilson, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Tyler Kisling was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hopewell suffered a rough 12-3 loss at the hands of Kiski Area last Thursday.
Hopewell saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Donovan, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Beaver's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Hopewell, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Beaver has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Hopewell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Beaver might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Hopewell in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Beaver, Landon Fox (who struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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