Hawken was the 9-2 winner over Cleveland Heights when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Hawken Hawks fell 7-3 to the Cleveland Heights Tigers on Saturday.
Paxon Laschinger was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Brandt, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, Hawken didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Hawken's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Cleveland Heights, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Hawken will stay at home for another game and welcome Western Reserve Academy at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Cleveland Heights, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Mentor at 5:00 p.m. Mentor knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Cleveland Heights likes a good challenge.
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