Eli Hankins was dynamite on Tuesday, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his fifth in a row with more than five strikeouts. For the year, Hankins has an ERA of 3.26 over 19.3 innings pitched.
Hankins and Galatia/Thompsonville have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Crab Orchard at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The last time Hankins took on Crab Orchard, he made a splash, striking out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Can he match (or beat) that stellar performance? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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