Baseball Recap: Wilcox County Patriots vs. Hawkinsville Red Devils
Wilcox County had already won 16 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it 17 on Tuesday. They blew past the Hawkinsville Red Devils 15-3. The result was nothing new for Wilcox County, who have now won 14 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Blaine Lakey tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Wilcox County got a massive performance out of Tre Griffin, who went 3-for-3 with five RBI and two runs. Myles Davis was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Hawkinsville's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Broadnax, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Wilcox County pushed their record up to 19-3 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Hawkinsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Wilcox County will stay at home for another game and welcome Lee County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Wilcox County: 1.7, Lee County: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Hawkinsville, they will head out on the road to challenge Wheeler County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hawkinsville is facing Wheeler County at the right time seeing as Wheeler County is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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