The Hamilton/Warsaw Titans will challenge the Macomb Bombers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Hamilton/Warsaw turned things around against Quincy Notre Dame on Thursday. They walked away with a 9-4 win over the Raiders.
Meanwhile, Macomb had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.2 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Farmers.
Blaine Eddington tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Macomb saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Ogle, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Macomb's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-13. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Hamilton/Warsaw, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-7 and their overall record up to 4-15.
Hamilton/Warsaw suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Macomb in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Will the Titans have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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