After having lost a blowout in their previous game against More, Harker was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They never let the Pinewood Panthers onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. This was payback for Harker, who suffered a 12-6 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Adi Jain and Shaurya Jain made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Jain didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Jain struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Jain scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Jain scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Brandon Zau was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Brooks, who scored a run and stole a base.
The victory got Harker back to even at 6-6. As for Pinewood, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Harker will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Crystal Springs Uplands at 4:00 p.m. on April 9th. Harker is facing Crystal Springs Uplands at the right time seeing as Crystal Springs Uplands is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Pinewood, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Summit Shasta at 3:30 p.m. on April 16th.
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