The Hutchinson-Central Tech Engineers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Olmsted Owls at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hutchinson-Central Tech has three straight victories, Olmsted has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hutchinson-Central Tech can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against International Prep at Grover as Hutchinson-Central Tech made off with a 13-3 win.
Nick Stewart and Julian Roman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Stewart struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Roman struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Stewart has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Stewart got on base in all three of his plate appearances with four RBI and a run, while Roman scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ricaldo Valdez and Nathan Mulligan did most of the damage at the plate: Valdez scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3, while Mulligan scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Alberto Oquendo, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Olmsted lost 15-1 to City Honors on Wednesday.
Hutchinson-Central Tech's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Olmsted, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Hutchinson-Central Tech took their win against Olmsted when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 20-3. Does Hutchinson-Central Tech have another victory up their sleeve, or will Olmsted turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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