The Horizon Hawks will face off against the Colonial Grenadiers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Colonial took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Horizon, who comes in off a win.
Horizon will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Foundation Academy, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Horizon narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Foundation Academy 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Hawks have posted since February 13th.
Denver Patton looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Horizon saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Russell III, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Jaden Blanco also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, Colonial was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ocoee. The Grenadiers have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meetings.
The victory made it two in a row for Horizon and bumps their season record up to 8-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Colonial, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Horizon skirted past Colonial 2-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Will Horizon repeat their success, or does Colonial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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