It'll be a Battle of the Birds when Hardin-Jefferson Hawks take on Hargrave Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Hardin-Jefferson is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Hargrave on Tuesday. They lost 8-2 to the Falcons. The defeat continues a trend for the Hawks in their meetings with the Falcons: they've now lost three in a row.
For Hargrave's part, John Dolan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up nine Ks. That's the most strikeouts Dolan has posted since back in February.
At the plate, Bryce Nixon was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had over his last 11 matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Olmstead, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Hargrave is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. Hardin-Jefferson's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-11-1.
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