Haven is 8-2 against Hoisington since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success in Tuesday's first game. The Haven Wildcats have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Hoisington Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. Haven will be strutting in after a win while Hoisington will be coming in after a defeat.
Haven proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 12) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Cheney 8-6.
Meanwhile, Hoisington was not able to break out of their rough patch in Friday's second game as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of Hesston by a score of 4-3.
Tony Moore put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits (and only one walk). Moore has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Moore was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Moore wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Preston Roat, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Haven's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Hoisington, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
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