The Falls City Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Hiawatha Red Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Falls City is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Falls City will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Thursday, then bounced right back against Tarkio on Tuesday. Falls City put the hurt on Tarkio with a sharp 13-3 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Falls City has managed all season.
Orion Cattrell made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Cattrell was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tallan Zimmerman, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-1. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Gavin Bauer, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hiawatha fell victim to a rough 8-2 loss at the hands of Nemaha Central on Monday. Hiawatha has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Falls City's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-11. As for Hiawatha, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Falls City came up short against Hiawatha in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 11-7. Can Falls City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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