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| 02/22/25 - Away | 5-3 W |
| 03/12/21 - Home | 1-9 L |
| 03/05/21 - Home | 2-9 L |
Hanson Memorial proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 12) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the Assumption Mustangs 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tigers have posted since April 2, 2024.
Ethan Clements made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off 11 hits. Clements was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Clements wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Luke Spangler, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Spangler a new career-high in RBI (two). Brennan Thibodaux also deserves some recognition as he hit his first hit of the season.
The win got Hanson Memorial back to even at 3-3-1. As for Assumption, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Hanson Memorial will have a chance to go back-to-back against Assumption: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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