The Angola Hornets will take on the Westview Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Angola will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Saturday, Angola got the win against Fort Wayne South Side by a conclusive 7-1. Considering the Hornets have won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Myles Steury was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Sorgen, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one triple.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Westview's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They lost 20-4 to Goshen. Warriors fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the RedHawks since Saturday.
Westview saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Swanson, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run.
Angola's victory bumped their record up to 13-4. As for Westview, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Angola has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Westview struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Angola's way against Westview in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Angola made off with a 10-0 win. Do the Hornets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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