The Hawthorne Hornets will be playing at home against the Eastside Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Hawthorne fell victim to Newberry and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. Hawthorne has not had much luck with Newberry recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Kaelyn Williams put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Williams was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Williams wasn't the only one making solid contact as one players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chole Feagle, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, sadly, Eastside is still looking for their first win of the season after seven games. They suffered a tough 31-10 loss at the hands of Buchholz on Thursday. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Nylah Francois led a balanced group of hitters, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ste?keriyonna Johnson, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
Hawthorne's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Eastside, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Hawthorne took their victory against Eastside when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 20-0. Does Hawthorne have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eastside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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