For the second straight game, Horizon will face off against Bloomingdale. The Hawks will face off against the Bulls at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Horizon heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Wednesday. They lost 6-0 to Bloomingdale. The game marked the first time this season in which the Hawks were not able to get on the board.
For Bloomingdale's part, they got a great performance from Hayden Porter as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over 6.2 innings pitched. Porter has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Vincent Dinzeo Jr, who went 2-for-3 with one home run. John Ramos also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Bloomingdale has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Horizon, they dropped their record down to 14-13 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Horizon has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bloomingdale struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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