The North Hagerstown Hubs will challenge the Urbana Hawks at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as North Hagerstown comes in on seven and Urbana on three.
North Hagerstown is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 14-4 margin over South Hagerstown on Monday.
Eli Brown was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. That stolen base marked the first that he snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Mallardi, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Urbana was able to grind out a solid victory over Tuscarora on Monday, taking the game 7-2.
Kyan Montano looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kayden Lipscomb, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Evan Zarroli, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
North Hagerstown's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Urbana, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. North Hagerstown has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Urbana struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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