After five games on the road, Hutchinson is heading back home. They will take on the Derby Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Hutchinson is coming in off a tense matchup against Eisenhower in which neither team made it on the board. After seven innings, the pair settled for a 0-0 tie.
Meanwhile, Derby was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bishop Carroll.
Derby got a good showing from Nick Martinez, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Derby saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jace Hambleton, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Derby didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bishop Carroll only tossed six.
Hutchinson's tie gives them a new season record of 9-8-1. As for Derby, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Hutchinson skirted past Derby 3-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Hutchinson repeat their success, or does Derby have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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