
Eagles
04/12/25 vs Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus | 20 |
03/21/25 @ Thornton Fractional North | 20 |
04/21/25 @ Hyde Park | 19 |
04/17/25 vs Mansueto | 14 |
04/16/25 vs Goode STEM Academy | 11 |
Hancock won against Mansueto on Thursday with 19 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Eagles' pitchers stepped up to hand the Hyde Park Thunderbirds a 19-0 shutout. Considering the Eagles have won nine games by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Gael Martinez made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
In other batting news, Ryan Ostrowski was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. He also brought in four RBI, which is notable because Hancock is 5-2 when he posts at least three RBI, but 4-8 otherwise. Emiliano Leon was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple.
Hancock kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in five consecutive contests.
Hancock is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.6 runs over those games. As for Hyde Park, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Hancock will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Thunderbirds: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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