Hawthorne is 10-0 against Elmwood Park since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Hawthorne Bears will look to defend their home field against the Elmwood Park Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Hawthorne's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Elmwood Park has been banged up by 13 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Hawthorne's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Pequannock on Thursday. They lost 7-0 to the Golden Panthers. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Hawthorne's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Elmwood Park came up short against Lodi on Saturday and fell 6-2.
Lucas Thomas was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lucas Rodriguez, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Elmwood Park didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lodi only tossed four.
Hawthorne's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Elmwood Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-17.
Hawthorne took their victory against Elmwood Park in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 14-0. Will Hawthorne repeat their success, or does Elmwood Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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