The Hubbard Eagles will face off against the Lowellville Rockets at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Hubbard will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Hubbard barely beat Harding the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 16-8 margin over the Raiders on Thursday. Considering the Eagles have won eight contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Lowellville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Struthers.
Lowellville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was A.J. Boehlke, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Another was Brody Daniels, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Lowellville's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Hubbard, their victory bumped their record up to 14-12.
Hubbard was able to grind out a solid win over Lowellville in their previous meeting back in April, winning 5-1. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rockets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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