The Herbert Hoover Huskies will square off against the Point Pleasant Big Blacks at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Herbert Hoover 3.8, Point Pleasant 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Herbert Hoover is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with an 11-8 win over Winfield on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Huskies.
Grant Gardner looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk).
Peyton Grigsby
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Peyton Grigsby, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cam Samples, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Herbert Hoover was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Point Pleasant entered their matchup against Lincoln County on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Big Blacks fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 4-2. The game marked the Big Blacks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The victory got Herbert Hoover back to even at 2-2. As for Point Pleasant, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Herbert Hoover has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Point Pleasant struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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