Hiawatha hasn't had much luck against Alden-Hebron recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Hawks will venture away from home to take on the Green Giants at 11:00 a.m.
Things were looking good for Hiawatha after they put the first runs on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They came up short against Westminster Christian, falling 10-4.
Hiawatha saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Cooper, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another was Thomas Giebel, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Alden-Hebron won against Christian Liberty on Tuesday with 15 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Green Giants blew past the Chargers 15-1. The contest marked the Green Giants' most dominant win of the season so far.
Hoyt Miles made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Christian Nunez was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Aldo Carreno also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Alden-Hebron always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in four consecutive matches.
Alden-Hebron is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Hiawatha, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
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