Hawken lost against Orange back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Hawken Hawks fell just short of the Orange Lions by a score of 5-4. Hawken has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lucas Brandt put in work no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Brandt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Brandt was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Paxon Laschinger made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with two triples, three RBI, and a run.
Hawken's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Orange, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7.
While Hawken had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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