Hazen had lost seven straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Monday they dropped down to 1-8 to make it eight. They lost 12-2 to the Carlisle Bison. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
As for Carlisle, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games.
For Carlisle's part, Michael Spingola and Lane Bowlan did most of the damage at the plate: Spingola went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base, while Bowlan got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three RBI gave Spingola a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Thrift, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hazen will host Palestine-Wheatley at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Patriots' pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so the Hornets' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Carlisle, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Baptist Prep at 4:30 p.m.
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