Hamilton Southeastern is 3-0 against Yorktown since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hamilton Southeastern Royals will head out on the road to take on the Yorktown Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hamilton Southeastern comes in on four and Yorktown on 17.
Hamilton Southeastern's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past Franklin Central 1-0.
Meanwhile, Yorktown won against Northeastern on Monday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Yorktown narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Pendleton Heights 6-4. That's two games straight that Yorktown has won by exactly two runs.
Caitlin Laferney spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on six hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Anna Rinker, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Abbey Booher was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Hamilton Southeastern is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Yorktown, they pushed their record up to 19-2 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Hamilton Southeastern was able to grind out a solid win over Yorktown when the teams last played back in May of 2022, winning 7-3. Will Hamilton Southeastern repeat their success, or does Yorktown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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