The Harleton Wildcats will square off against the Elysian Fields Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Harleton's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Elysian Fields' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Harleton lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Beckville, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Friday's game. The Wildcats' pitchers stepped up to hand the Bearcats a 10-0 shutout on Friday. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Elysian Fields waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Indians by a score of 9-5. Nine seems to be a good number for the Yellowjackets as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
John Beavers made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Elysian Fields is 4-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 3-10 otherwise. Beavers was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Evan White, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Elysian Fields always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March.
Harleton's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Elysian Fields, their win bumped their record up to 7-11.
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