Baseball Game Preview: Hayfield Hawks vs. South County Stallions

For the second straight game, Hayfield will face off against South County. The Hawks will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Stallions at 12:30 p.m.

Hayfield's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They put the hurt on South County with a sharp 7-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Quinn Snyder was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

Jack Ross

Runs

04/01/25 @ Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology	3
04/12/25 vs South County	2
03/28/25 @ Annandale	2
03/21/25 @ Justice	2
03/19/25 vs Alexandria City	2
+ 3 more games

In other batting news, Jack Ross was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Hayfield's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Mason Archer, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Hayfield is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for South County, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-8.