The Washington Hatchets will head out on the road to square off against the North Posey Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Washington fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Princeton on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 12-11.
Ben Merold was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Zach Frady, who went 1-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
Meanwhile, North Posey made easy work of Evansville Central on Wednesday and carried off a 15-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Colby Angel, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Jed Galvin was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
North Posey always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Evansville Central only posted an OBP of .423.
North Posey pushed their record up to 12-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Washington, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Washington couldn't quite get it done against North Posey in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 13-9. Can the Hatchets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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