The Hayfield Hawks will square off against the Annandale Atoms at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hayfield has three straight victories, Annandale has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hayfield's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over Lewis. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by seven runs or more this season.
Ethan Tourne was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Jacob Bueno, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Hayfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Falls Church hit Annandale with a nine-run third inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Atoms lost 11-1 to the Jaguars.
Hayfield's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Annandale, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Hayfield took their win against Annandale in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 22-4 score. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Atoms turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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