The Huntington Red Devils will take on the Warren Warriors at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Huntington will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Huntington's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Newton with a sharp 14-0 win. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by eight runs or more this season.
Kullen Fountain
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Kullen Fountain was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Alex McGilvra was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Huntington always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Warren's offense. They fell 5-0 to Anahuac on Tuesday. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Warren saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Easton Evans, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Warren has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season. Huntington's victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Huntington has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Warren struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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