Hargrave Military Academy lost against North Cross back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Hargrave Military Academy Tigers lost 10-4 to the North Cross Raiders. Hargrave Military Academy has struggled against North Cross recently, as their match on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Hargrave Military Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Miles Rountrey-Gentle, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Rountrey-Gentle has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
On North Cross' side, Tristan Lange was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Lange was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ashton Shannon was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Leyton Sturm was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Hargrave Military Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for North Cross, their win bumped their record up to 8-10.
Hargrave Military Academy will head out on the road to face off against The Covenant at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Covenant is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for North Cross, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Jefferson Forest at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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