Softball Game Preview: Hinton Blackhawks vs. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Hawks

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Previous Games

06/05/24 - Away	19-2 W
06/07/23 - Home	5-1 W
07/01/20 - Home	10-0 W
06/26/19 - Home	12-2 W
06/06/19 - Away	1-8 L
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Hinton is 7-2 against Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn since June of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Blackhawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hawks at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hinton has five straight wins, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Hinton's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against George-Little Rock as they made off with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Blackhawks, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn lost 16-5 to Akron-Westfield on Monday.

Hinton pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.

Hinton took their win against Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in their previous matchup back in June of 2024 by a conclusive 19-2 score. Will the Blackhawks repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.