Baseball Recap: Hartfield Academy Hawks vs. Jackson Academy Raiders
In what's become a running theme this season, Hartfield Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They never let the Jackson Academy Raiders onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Hartfield Academy who now have seven in a row.
Not much got past Cole Stumph, who gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Jackson Academy off the board. Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on JP Abt, who went 1-for-4 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Sheffield, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Hartfield Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. As for Jackson Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-11-1.
Hartfield Academy will head out on the road to square off against Jackson Prep at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Jackson Prep is on a ten-game streak of home wins, Hartfield Academy a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Jackson Academy will take on Madison-Ridgeland Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Madison-Ridgeland Academy has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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