The Hermantown Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Duluth East Greyhounds at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Hermantown will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Hermantown took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They never let North Branch onto the board and left with a 4-0 win.
Meanwhile, Duluth East got the win against Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] on Monday by a conclusive 6-0.
Bjorn Lind and Jack Teachworth made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Lind didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Teachworth tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Lind scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Teachworth scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joe Nick, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run. Jackson Spoden was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Hermantown now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Duluth East, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Hermantown came out on top in a nail-biter against Duluth East in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 11-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hermantown since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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