For the second straight game, Hunter will face off against Cyprus. The Wolverines will head out to square off against the Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hunter is looking for their season's first victory.
Hunter lost 12-1 to Cyprus on Wednesday.
For Cyprus' part, Nick Griffel and Cody Densley were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Griffel tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Densley pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). At bat, Griffel scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Densley went 1-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double.
In other batting news, Dj Oveson was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Reiner Hidalgo, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Cyprus always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hunter only posted an OBP of .421.
Cyprus has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games. As for Hunter, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
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