Fastball League regular season to wrap this weekend
BY SHAWN LOUGHLIN
The Brussels Tigers remain atop the Huron County Fastball League standing, preserving their undefeated record over the past week with wins over Wingham and Wroxeter.
The Tigers defeated the Wroxeter Rippers by a score of 20-6 on Aug. 8, before beating the Wingham Hitmen in Wingham on Aug. 11 by a score of 9-0.
On Sunday, the Wingham Hitmen defeated the Mitchell Junior Mets by a score of 6-4 after losing to the Brussels Tigers on Aug. 11 by a score of 9-0.
The Walton Brewers beat the Wroxeter Rippers by a score of 10-3 on Aug. 13, but lost to the Fullarton A’s on Aug. 10 by a score of 10-4.
The Brewers were set to take on the Monkton Muskrats on Aug. 17, but a score was unavailable at press time. That will be Walton’s last game of the regular season.
Wingham’s final scheduled game of the regular season is set for Aug. 22 in Goderich against the Grizzlies. However, the Hitmen have games against the Fullarton A’s and the Belmore Stingers to play that were postponed due to rain earlier in the season.
The Brussels Tigers have one last game to play in the season, hosting the Mitchell Junior Mets on Aug. 22.
The Tigers currently sit atop the league with a perfect 7-0 record with 14 points and just one game left to play.
The Belmore Stingers are tied for second place with 10 points and a record of 5-1. They have two games left to play. The Wingham Hitmen also have 10 points with a perfect 5-0 record, with three games left to play.
The Goderich Grizzlies and Walton Brewers both have six points. The Grizzlies have a record of 3-3 with two games left to play, while the Brewers sit at 3-4 with just their Aug. 17 game left to play.
Mitchell and Fullarton both sit with a record of 2-4 with two games left to play, followed by Monkton with a record of 1-3 with four games left to play and Wroxeter with a winless record of 0-7 with one game left on their schedule.
For more information or a full schedule or league standings, visit the league website online at hcfl.bravesites.com.