After a string of five wins, Huntington's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. Their tough 8-1 defeat to the Central Heights Blue Devils might stick with them for a while. Huntington has not had much luck with Central Heights recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Huntington saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brendan Fitzgerald, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases. Fitzgerald has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Huntington's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-5-1. As for Central Heights, they pushed their record up to 20-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Huntington will challenge Diboll at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Huntington is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season. As for Central Heights, they will be playing at home against Hemphill at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hemphill hasn't scored more than two runs for six games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
