The Hiland Hawks will challenge the Fairview Apaches at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hiland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Southeastern a 10-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for the Hawks, who have now won ten contests in a row.
Meanwhile, Fairview came tearing into Wednesday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Indians as they made off with a 7-1 victory.
Cole Mack spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Elijah Arend and Shady Fritch did most of the damage at the plate: Arend went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run, while Fritch went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Logan Olinger, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs.
Hiland's win was their 28th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 29-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Fairview, their win bumped their record up to 22-3.
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