The Akron Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Haxtun Fightin' Bulldogs at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Akron sitting on six straight wins and Haxtun on five.
Akron will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Merino, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Akron's way against Merino on Wednesday as Akron made off with a 7-1 victory. Seven seems to be a good number for Akron as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Anderson Filla was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. Filla was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
In other batting news, Brandon Hellyer was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Jakzon Livesay was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Haxtun put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Wray. That's two games straight that Haxtun has won by exactly ten runs.
Grant Statz was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryland Wolff, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Akron's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1. As for Haxtun, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
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