The Hawken Hawks will head out to challenge the Beachwood Bison at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Hawken will head out to face Beachwood after giving up their first home loss of the season on Monday. The Hawks lost 17-3 to Orange.
Hawken saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katie Blossom, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI. Sonia Loshakov also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Beachwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They came up short against Kirtland, falling 11-0. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Bison were not able to get on the board.
Beachwood's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Hawken, the defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 4-3.
Beachwood's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Hawken has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Beachwood, though, as they've been averaging 12.7 hits. Given Hawken's sizable advantage in that area, the Bison will need to find a way to close that gap.
Hawken beat Beachwood 12-8 in their previous meeting on April 14th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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