Harmon is 0-10 against Washington since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Harmon Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Washington Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Harmon is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Wyandotte 23-9. Considering Harmon has won four matches by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Harmon got a massive performance out of Dylan Munoz Machada, who went 4-for-5 with five stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Joseph Quick, who went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI.
Meanwhile, Washington came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Scots with a sharp 17-1 victory. Washington might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four contests by 11 runs or more this season.
Tanner Stewart made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Stewart was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Washington got a massive performance out of Cameron Pendleton, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-4. Eric Fennix was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
Harmon's record now sits at 5-8. As for Washington, their win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Harmon has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Washington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Harmon suffered a grim 15-1 defeat to Washington when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Washington's Ryan Hooks, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and two triples. Now that Harmon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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