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| 03/23/23 - Neutral | 12-1 W |
| 05/06/22 - Away | 6-2 W |
| 04/12/22 - Away | 10-5 W |
| 04/13/21 - Home | 7-1 W |
| 03/16/19 - Neutral | 3-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Hamilton is 8-2 against Pinnacle since May of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. Hamilton will host Pinnacle at 3:45 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Pinnacle will be up against a hot Hamilton squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Hamilton never let Tucson High Magnet School get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Tuesday.
The result came thanks to Liliana Russo's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks. That's the fewest hits she has allowed over her last seven games.
On the hitting side, Hamilton's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jazmin Ramirez, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Pinnacle came up short against Boulder Creek on Thursday and fell 6-2.
Hamilton pushed their record up to 11-5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs across that stretch. As for Pinnacle, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Hamilton hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Pinnacle struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.8 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Hamilton's way against Pinnacle in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, as Hamilton made off with a 12-1 win. Will Hamilton repeat their success, or does Pinnacle has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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