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| 04/23/24 - Away | 21-2 W |
| 04/01/24 - Home | 16-1 W |
| 04/03/23 - Away | 14-3 W |
| 03/07/23 - Home | 16-0 W |
| 04/28/21 - Neutral | 16-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Hawthorne is 8-2 against Crescent City since February of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Hawthorne Hornets will look to defend their home field against the Crescent City Raiders at 7:00 p.m.
Hawthorne is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Peniel Baptist Academy two weeks ago. They lost 17-1 to the Warriors.
Hawthorne saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alaina Auld, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Crescent City never got on the board in their matchup on Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Pine Ridge on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-4 margin over the Panthers. With that win, the Raiders brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Caylee Goff spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, Macy Stuckey and April Morales did most of the damage at the plate: Stuckey fired off two home runs, three runs, and one triple while going 4-for-5, while Morales scored three runs and stole Five bases. while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Morales a new career-high in hits (three). Elaina Varner was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Crescent City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pine Ridge only posted a batting average of .200.
Crescent City's victory ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5. As for Hawthorne, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Hawthorne took their win against Crescent City in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 21-2. Will Hawthorne repeat their success, or does Crescent City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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