The Skyline Titans are taking a road trip to square off against the Washington Huskies at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Skyline and Oakland Tech, and Skyline kept the tradition alive. The Titans put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 17-8 win on Friday. The Titans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Washington hadn't done well against James Logan recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Huskies came out on top against the Colts by a score of 6-2. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Huskies as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Hugo Marks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up six Ks. Washington is 4-1 when Marks allows two or fewer earned runs, but 4-6 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Washington's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ezekiel Porter, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
Skyline is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs over those games. As for Washington, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
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