On Friday, Hartfield Academy faced Presbyterian Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Hartfield Academy Hawks walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Presbyterian Christian Bobcats. With that win, Hartfield Academy brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Taylor Latham looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Payne Jefcoat, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Graham Jackson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Presbyterian Christian's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bankston Walters, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Hartfield Academy's victory bumped their record up to 25-9. As for Presbyterian Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-8.
As of now, neither Hartfield Academy nor Presbyterian Christian have any future games scheduled.
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