The Harrison Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Loveland Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Harrison sitting on ten straight wins and Loveland on seven.
Harrison is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Winton Woods a 22-0 shutout. The Wildcats' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Seth Green was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Travis Raines was a standout: he got on base in two of his three plate appearances with four RBI and two runs. Jack Geers also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Loveland faced off against Elder on Friday. The Tigers put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 11-4 victory. Considering the Tigers have won 11 contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Loveland let Adam Lake and Gavin Joyner run wild. Lake got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, while Joyner went 3-for-4 with three RBI. Those three runs gave Lake a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Blake Hatfield, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Harrison's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-0. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Loveland, their record is now 18-6.
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