Softball Preview: Hillgrove Hawks vs. Paulding County Patriots
Hillgrove has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Paulding County Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Hillgrove's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Paulding County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Saturday, Hillgrove didn't have quite enough to beat Mount Paran Christian and fell 4-3.
Meanwhile, Paulding County lost 8-1 to Walton on Saturday.
Kylee Stancil spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and five unearned) runs on 11 hits.
On the hitting side, Paulding County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mae Stewart, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Paulding County hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in six consecutive games.
Hillgrove's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Paulding County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
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