Baseball Game Preview: Hardin Valley Academy Hawks vs. West Rebels

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04/16/25 - Home	9-2 W
05/03/24 - Neutral	7-2 W
05/01/24 - Home	12-0 W
04/13/24 - Home	15-0 W
03/25/24 - Away	4-1 W
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Hardin Valley Academy is 9-1 against West since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Rebels at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Hardin Valley Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Bearden, who was ranked seventh at the time (Hardin Valley Academy was ranked 13th). The Hawks fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 5-4 on Monday.

Meanwhile, West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 11-1 to Halls, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.

Hardin Valley Academy's loss dropped their record down to 18-8-1. As for West, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-16.

Everything went Hardin Valley Academy's way against West in their previous matchup on Wednesday, as Hardin Valley Academy made off with a 9-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.