The Hamilton/Warsaw Titans will take on the Quincy Notre Dame Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Hamilton/Warsaw: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home, while Quincy Notre Dame has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road.
Hamilton/Warsaw fell victim to Illini West and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Chargers.
Quincy Notre Dame never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Augusta Southeastern on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Suns with a sharp 12-2 win. Considering the Raiders have won 11 contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ty Meyer tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Quincy Notre Dame got a massive performance out of Abram Wiewel, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Quincy Notre Dame was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Augusta Southeastern only posted a batting average of .222.
Quincy Notre Dame is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.9 runs over those games. As for Hamilton/Warsaw, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
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