Hiawatha had to endure an eight-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 12-7 victory over the South Beloit Sobos on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for Hiawatha, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Aiden Cooper and Blake Wiegartz did most of the damage at the plate: Cooper scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5, while Wiegartz scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Tim Pruitt, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and two RBI.
On South Beloit's side, Jonah Martinez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, South Beloit didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hiawatha only tossed six.
Hiawatha's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-17. As for South Beloit, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-13.
Hiawatha does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Beloit, they will be playing at home against Alden-Hebron at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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