Hillside is on a six-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Southeast Raleigh a seven-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Hillside Hornets will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Southeast Raleigh Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m.
Hillside fell victim to Southeast Raleigh and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Bulldogs. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Hornets' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For Southeast Raleigh's part, Nicholas Teel tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave Teel a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Southeast Raleigh let Kyle Watson and Grayson Dove run wild. Watson went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Dove scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave Watson a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Yani Anwar, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Southeast Raleigh now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Hillside, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Hillside suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Southeast Raleigh in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Will Hillside have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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