The Albany Cougars will face off against the Hercules Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Albany is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Mt. Eden with a sharp 8-2 win on Wednesday.
Albany got a great performance from Max Eddy as he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Willem Loveless, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. He also hit a double, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Mikey Richards, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Albany was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, Hercules got the win against Deer Valley on Friday by a conclusive 9-3. The Titans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by six runs or more this season.
William Hobbs was incredible, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rrion Walker, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3.
Hercules has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.25 hits in those games compared to only four in the others. The victory got Albany back to even at 2-2.
Albany was able to grind out a solid win over Hercules when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 12-7. Will Albany repeat their success, or does Hercules have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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