Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hillgrove). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the South Cobb Eagles a 16-0 shutout on Thursday. The win was familiar territory for the Hawks who have now won five contests in a row.
Hillgrove's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for South Cobb, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hillgrove will take on Brookwood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Brookwood's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Hillgrove's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for South Cobb, they will square off against Mays at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. South Cobb is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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