The Urbana Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the South Hagerstown Rebels at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Urbana is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Urbana is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 20 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Northern on Saturday. They suffered a tough 17-1 defeat at the hands of the Patriots.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, South Hagerstown gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Governor Thomas Johnson as South Hagerstown made off with a 16-4 win.
Madi Wade was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Wade has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Wade was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Bethany Higgins and Ja'Seri Chapman did most of the damage at the plate: Higgins scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Chapman scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Chapman has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Mackenzie Lamer was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Urbana's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-5. As for South Hagerstown, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Urbana took their victory against South Hagerstown in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 8-1. Does Urbana have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Hagerstown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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