Big Sandy is on a three-game streak of home losses, West Hardin a six-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Big Sandy Wildcats will take on the West Hardin Oilers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Big Sandy will be strutting in after a victory while West Hardin will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, everything went Big Sandy's way against Deweyville as Big Sandy made off with a 12-2 win.
Hunter Brown made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Brown has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Brown was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nick Ortiz, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kolten Glover, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but West Hardin had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Sabine Pass last Friday. That's two games in a row now that West Hardin has lost by just one run.
Big Sandy's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-9. As for West Hardin, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7-1.
Big Sandy was able to grind out a solid win over West Hardin when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 7-4. Will Big Sandy repeat their success, or does West Hardin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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