Harvey is 0-10 against Kirtland since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Harvey Red Raiders will be playing at home against the Kirtland Hornets at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Harvey is is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Saturday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-2 to Bristol, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Harvey saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trent Hull, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brandon Bildstein, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Kirtland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Chagrin Falls by a score of 5-4.
Xavier Lasecki was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lasecki has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lasecki was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Trip Thaler made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Harvey's defeat dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Kirtland, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6.
Harvey might still be hurting after the 11-3 defeat they got from Kirtland in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Harvey avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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