The Hauser Jets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Columbus North Bull Dogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Hauser's favor as the squad sits on eight straight wins at home while Columbus North has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Hauser is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against East Central on Wednesday. They lost 11-1 to the Trojans.
Hauser saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucie Asher, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Columbus North fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Jennings County on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 6-4.
Miley Mcclellan made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Jarvis, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Hauser's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-7. As for Columbus North, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Hauser has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Columbus North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Hauser suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Columbus North in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Hauser, Maddi Rutan (who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
