The Hoisington Cardinals will square off against the Hayden Wildcats at 1:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Hoisington sitting on eight straight victories and Hayden on five.
Hoisington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They skirted past Sabetha 3-1.
Tony Moore spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Hoisington saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody Crites, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Hesston typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Hayden proved too difficult a challenge. They never let the Swathers onto the board and left with a 2-0 win.
Hoisington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Hayden, they pushed their record up to 11-6-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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