The Hebron Hawks will face off against the Lake Station Edison Fighting Eagles at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hebron took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They put the hurt on Calumet Christian with a sharp 8-1 victory.
Spencer Spinks
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Spencer Spinks made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out nine over 5.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carter Riley, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.
Meanwhile, Lake Station Edison came tearing into Saturday's matchup with three straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Cougars get on the board and left with a 17-0 win.
Zach Brown was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two doubles. He is becoming a predictor of Lake Station Edison's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 5-12 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylan Colon, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
Lake Station Edison was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Hebron's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-10-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Lake Station Edison, their victory bumped their record up to 9-12.
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