Hiawatha was the 10-0 winner over Earlville when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Hiawatha Hawks fell just short of the Earlville Red Raiders by a score of 10-9 on Friday.
Tim Pruitt made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and an RBI. 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Emerich, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Hiawatha didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their 12th loss (out of 15 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Hiawatha has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-18 record this season. As for Earlville, their win bumped their record up to 3-9.
Hiawatha does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Earlville, they will head out on the road to challenge Indian Creek at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Earlville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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