Hawks
| 03/15/25 vs Fossil Ridge | 8 |
| 03/07/25 vs Fort Worth Country Day | 7 |
| 02/28/25 @ Lake Ridge | 7 |
| 03/14/25 @ Denton | 5 |
| 03/06/25 vs Martin | 5 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Birdville). They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Fossil Ridge Panthers on Saturday. For the Hawks, this counts as revenge for the 5-1 win the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2024.
Connor Malvik looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Daniel Sandoval was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Jacob Becker was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Birdville 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 five strikeouts in six consecutive matches.
Birdville is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. Fossil Ridge's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-11-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Birdville will head out to take on Ryan at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ryan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Birdville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Fossil Ridge, they will challenge Azle at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fossil Ridge is facing Azle at the right time seeing as Azle is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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