Hamilton is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while East Union is on a 18-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Hamilton Lions will take on the East Union Urchins at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Hamilton fell victim to East Union and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Urchins. Hamilton has not had much luck with East Union recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
For East Union's part, Landon Harmon was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Harmon has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Harmon was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, Tristian Baldwyn and Drew Hollimon did most of the damage at the plate: Baldwyn went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, while Hollimon went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Hamilton's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for East Union, their win bumped their record up to 17-2.
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