Baseball Recap: Hubbard's Run of 13 Straight Victories Now Over

Eagles

Previous 5 Games

05/15/25 @ Cardinal Mooney	1-5
05/13/25 vs McKinley	13-0
05/12/25 @ McKinley	12-0
05/10/25 vs Harding	4-3
05/09/25 vs Maplewood	7-4

Hubbard dropped their record down to 18-5 on Thursday, which also ended the team's 13-game streak of wins. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Eagles couldn't push the score so high this time.

As for Cardinal Mooney, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs over those games.

For Cardinal Mooney's part, the team relied heavily on Andrew Bushey, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Bushey has become a key player for the Cardinals: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Reese, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hubbard will host Stow-Munroe Falls at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Eagles are facing the Bulldogs at the right time seeing as the Bulldogs are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Cardinal Mooney, they will be playing at home against John F. Kennedy Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.