The Alden-Hebron Green Giants will face off against the Hinckley-Big Rock Royals at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Alden-Hebron will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Alden-Hebron took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Schaumburg Christian a 10-0 shutout. The Green Giants not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 29, 2024.
Wyatt Armbrust was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Jack Stewart was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Alden-Hebron always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .577. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hinckley-Big Rock). They came out on top against Polo by a score of 13-8 on Thursday.
Hinckley-Big Rock's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Alden-Hebron, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Alden-Hebron might still be hurting after the 11-5 defeat they got from Hinckley-Big Rock in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will the Green Giants have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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