For the second straight game, Harvard will face off against Johnsburg. The Hornets will take on the Skyhawks at 4:33 p.m. on Wednesday. Harvard will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Harvard came up short against Johnsburg on Monday, falling 24-3. The Hornets have struggled against the Skyhawks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
For Johnsburg's part, Evan Pohl made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Pohl was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ahston Stern, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dom Vallone, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with four runs and two RBI.
Johnsburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .681. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Johnsburg is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Harvard, their loss dropped their record down to 5-16.
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