Hawken won the last time they faced Beachwood, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Hawken Hawks came out on top in a nail-biter against the Beachwood Bison and snuck past 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hawken.
Hawken let Lucas Brandt and Paxon Laschinger loose on the outfield. Brandt scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Laschinger went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Brandt is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last seven games he's played.
On Beachwood's side, Ethan Malek was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Malek was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Malek wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jaycob Zabell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Beachwood didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hawken only tossed seven.
Hawken's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Beachwood, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
Hawken will be playing at home against Conneaut at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Beachwood, they will head out on the road to challenge Orange at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Orange has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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