The Morgan Township Cherokees will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Hebron Hawks at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Morgan Township will head into Monday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 13-run they dealt Tri-Township on Monday. Morgan Township's pitcher stepped up to hand Tri-Township a 13-0 shutout. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Morgan Township has managed all season.
Morgan Township got a massive performance out of Braelynn Dudzik, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Reilly Biggs, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hebron had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. They blew past the Slicers 11-3.
Brooke Cunningham spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Hebron got a massive performance out of Addison Toczek, who scored three runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Halie Kinkade, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
Morgan Township's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-8. As for Hebron, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Morgan Township suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Hebron when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Morgan Township avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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