The Armwood Hawks will square off against the Plant Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Armwood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They put the hurt on Tampa Bay Tech with a sharp 16-1 win. Winning may never get old, but the Hawks sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Inri Beltre
| 04/14/25 vs Tampa Bay Tech | 4 |
| 03/17/25 vs Sickles | 2 |
| 03/10/25 @ Plant | 1 |
| 03/04/25 vs Tampa Bay Tech | 1 |
Inri Beltre looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, Princeton Clark was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Christian Villanueva also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Plant faced off against Durant on Thursday. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 12-4 margin over the Cougars. Considering the Panthers have won 13 games by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Plant also got a great performance from NICK TOWNLEY as he tossed six innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits. TOWNLEY has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, CASH STRAYER was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was DANNY CERELLI, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Plant kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in seven consecutive matchups.
Plant has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Armwood, their record is now 8-15.
Armwood might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Plant in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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