The Northern Garrett Huskies will take on the East Hardy Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northern Garrett has 12 straight victories, East Hardy has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
East Hardy's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Northern Garrett hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Huskies' pitcher stepped up to hand Southern a 2-0 shutout on Wednesday. The two-run effort marked the Huskies' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Luke Ross
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The result came thanks to Luke Ross's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Northern Garrett saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Chambers, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Northern Garrett hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, East Hardy was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They came up short against Frankfort, falling 12-1.
Northern Garrett pushed their record up to 16-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games. As for East Hardy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Northern Garrett suffered a grim 16-3 defeat to East Hardy when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Huskies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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