Baseball Preview: Hardin Valley Academy Hawks vs. Maryville Red Rebels
Hardin Valley Academy is 8-2 against Maryville since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Hardin Valley Academy Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Maryville Red Rebels at 6:00 p.m. Hardin Valley Academy is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Last Friday, it was close, but Hardin Valley Academy sidestepped Knoxville Central for a 5-4 win.
Camden Huckaby looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jaxon Jones, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jones is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Neely, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Maryville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over McMinn County on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Maryville.
Hardin Valley Academy's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-2. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs per game. As for Maryville, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Everything went Hardin Valley Academy's way against Maryville in their previous meeting back in March as Hardin Valley Academy made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hardin Valley Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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