The Penney Hornets are taking a road trip to square off against the North Harrison Shamrocks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Penney has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 11 straight defeats, while North Harrison will come in with six straight wins.
Penney lost 9-2 to East Buchanan on Thursday.
Penney saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Breyden Hankins, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI. Tate Shaw also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
North Harrison came out on top against Albany on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run fifth inning. The Shamrocks put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 12-2 victory. Considering the Shamrocks have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Tate Richardson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits. Richardson was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, North Harrison got a big performance out of Gage Fortner, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those two hits gave Fortner a new career-high. Dustin Hamilton was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
North Harrison was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
North Harrison's record now sits at 10-2. As for Penney, their loss dropped their record down to 4-16.
Penney got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in May of 2025 against North Harrison by a conclusive 11-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hornets since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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