The Hubbard Eagles will square off against the Mineral Ridge Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Austintown-Fitch hit Hubbard with a five-run sixth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles fell 10-5 to the Falcons. The Eagles have struggled against the Falcons recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Mineral Ridge waltzed into their game on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They didn't even let the Bluejays on the board, marking their second-straight 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won nine matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Xavier Klamer made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Those 16 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Klamer wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Blake Basista, who went 1-for-2 with two runs. Another was Dom Balestrino, who earned three RBI, one run, and one stolen base.
Hubbard's loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Mineral Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
Everything went Hubbard's way against Mineral Ridge when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Hubbard made off with an 11-1 victory. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Rams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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