Hazelwood East is 1-8-1 against Hazelwood Central since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hazelwood East Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Hazelwood Central Hawks at 4:15 p.m. Hazelwood East will be strutting in after a win while Hazelwood Central will be coming in after a loss.
Hazelwood East took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against McCluer as Hazelwood East made off with a 23-12 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Hazelwood East needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Tyrone Gill was a standout: he went 4-for-4 with two triples, five RBI, and a run. Gill is crushing it when it comes to RBI: he's brought in at least four every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominique Young, who scored five runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hazelwood Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They fell just short of McCluer North by a score of 10-9.
Hazelwood East pushed their record up to 5-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Hazelwood Central, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.
Hazelwood East came out on top in a nail-biter against Hazelwood Central in their previous meeting last Monday, sneaking past 10-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hazelwood East since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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