The Urbana Hawks will square off against the Hurricane Redskins at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Urbana comes in on six and Hurricane on three.
Urbana is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Oakdale, who was ranked 20th at the time (Urbana was ranked seventh). The Hawks had just enough and edged out Oakdale 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Hawks have posted since May 20, 2025.
Keigan Rupinta looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aiden Welch, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2025. Billy Swaney was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, Hurricane narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Riverside 2-1. That's two games straight that the Redskins have won by just one run.
Urbana's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Hurricane, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 9-2.
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