The South Rebels will square off against the Hawken Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Kenston.
Meanwhile, Hawken came tearing into Tuesday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 13-3 win. Considering the Hawks have won five matches by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Cole Twardokus made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Twardokus was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maddox Ruch, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Miles Hamilton, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Hawken pushed their record up to 11-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for South, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-9.
South was able to grind out a solid win over Hawken in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 5-0. Do the Rebels have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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