Harbor Creek is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Fairview is on a nine-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Harbor Creek Huskies will take on the Fairview Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Harbor Creek: 2.1, Fairview: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Harbor Creek is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Girard (and have done all season long). Harbor Creek put the hurt on Girard with a sharp 8-1 victory on Friday.
Gio Barbato was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Barbato was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Sam LaFuria looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Tobias Vahey, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Fairview sidestepped Seneca for a 2-1 win.
Fairview saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Szklenski, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Harbor Creek's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Fairview, their win bumped their record up to an identical 9-2.
Harbor Creek beat Fairview 10-5 when the teams last played last Friday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Szklenski, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Harbor Creek still be able to contain Szklenski? There's only one way to find out.
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