Hastings proved they can win big last Saturday (they won by 13) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over the Crete Cardinals. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Hastings also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
For Crete's part, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaime Ramos, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Hastings is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-12 record this season. As for Crete, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-16.
Hastings does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Crete, they will head out on the road to take on Beatrice at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Beatrice is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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