If Hamilton Southeastern was feeling good off their 9-2 takedown of Fishers last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hamilton Southeastern Royals fell 8-4 to the Lawrence North Wildcats on Tuesday. Hamilton Southeastern has not had much luck with Lawrence North recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Hamilton Southeastern saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Colbert, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Hamilton Southeastern didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lawrence North only tossed three.
On Lawrence North's side, Wyatt Bastin looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Bastin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brock Taulman, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Matthew Cunningham, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Hamilton Southeastern's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Lawrence North, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-3.
Hamilton Southeastern will head out on the road to square off against Noblesville at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Noblesville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Lawrence North, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against University at 5:30 p.m. University is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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