Baseball Preview: Hawkins Hawks vs. Union Hill Bulldogs
Hawkins is 9-1 against Union Hill since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hawkins Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Union Hill Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Hawkins is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
On Tuesday, Hawkins came up short against Carlisle and fell 11-7.
Paxton Metcalf was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Union Hill fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Big Sandy on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 7-6. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Union Hill in their matchups with Big Sandy: they've now lost six in a row.
Hawkins' loss dropped their record down to 4-11-1. As for Union Hill, they now have a losing record at 4-5-1.
Hawkins couldn't quite finish off Union Hill when the teams last played back in February and fell 7-5. Can Hawkins avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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