The Hooks Hornets will be playing at home against the Redwater Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hooks will be strutting in after a win while Redwater will be coming in after a defeat.
Hooks never got on the board in their matchup last Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Queen City last Friday. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 13-9.
Ripken Birdwell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Birdwell was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Logan Baker, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Whit Haynes was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Redwater's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 6-1 to Atlanta.
Redwater saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Minter, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Hooks has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-13 record this season. As for Redwater, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10-1.
Hooks might still be hurting after the 8-1 defeat they got from Redwater when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Redwater's Brody Johnson, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Hooks knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
