The matchup between Hamilton Southeastern and Zionsville on Saturday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Hamilton Southeastern Royals wound up on the wrong side of a rough 21-1 walloping at the hands of the Zionsville Eagles. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Hamilton Southeastern has scored all season.
Hamilton Southeastern saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Sivak, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
On Zionsville's side, Meteo Wells tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Wells has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Zionsville let Tyler Hughes and Matthew Pedersen loose on the outfield. Hughes scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Pedersen got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and a double. Wrigley Bumgardner was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for Hamilton Southeastern and nudges their season record down to 5-4. As for Zionsville, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Hamilton Southeastern by a score of 17-4 later that day.
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