The Hopkins Academy Golden Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Palmer Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopkins Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Palmer will come in with four straight victories.
Hopkins Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Pittsfield on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Generals.
Meanwhile, Palmer earned a 6-1 win over Pathfinder RVT on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Palmer has won by exactly five runs.
Brendan Hess made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Hess was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Theo Haley, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. He is on a roll when it comes to triples, as he's now hit at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Taydem Haley, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Hopkins Academy now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Palmer, their victory bumped their record up to 5-11.
Hopkins Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Palmer in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, winning 6-3. Does Hopkins Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palmer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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