Hurricane is 1-9 against Cedar since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Hurricane Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Cedar Reds at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Hurricane's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four contests.
In what's become a running theme this season, Hurricane gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Everything went their way against Pine View as Hurricane made off with a 12-1 victory.
The team relied heavily on McKinlee Wright, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Ashlyn Hirschi, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Cedar sidestepped Canyon View for a 4-2 win.
Sadie Parson was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Parson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Parson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
Parson wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Marley Geddes, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Hurricane's victory bumped their record up to 15-7. As for Cedar, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Hurricane hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Cedar struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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