The East Hardy Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Northern Garrett Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. East Hardy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Northern Garrett will come in with 12 straight wins.
East Hardy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Frankfort on Wednesday. They came up short against the Falcons, falling 12-1.
Meanwhile, Northern Garrett posted their closest victory since May 1, 2024 on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over Southern. The two-run effort marked the Huskies' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Not much got past Luke Ross, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Southern off the board. Ross has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Northern Garrett's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed 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 contests.
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 pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for East Hardy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Everything went East Hardy's way against Northern Garrett in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as East Hardy made off with a 16-3 win. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Huskies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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