The Hawkins Hawks will face off against the Yantis Owls at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hawkins has four straight victories, Yantis has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, Hawkins got the win against Fruitvale by a conclusive 15-4. Considering the Hawks have won 14 matches by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Brayden Givens
| 04/17/25 vs Fruitvale | 3 |
| 03/25/25 @ Cumby | 2 |
| 03/07/25 vs Bloomburg | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs Union Hill | 2 |
| 02/27/25 vs Harmony | 2 |
Paxton Metcalf and Brayden Givens did most of the damage at the plate: Metcalf went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Givens went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. Those three runs gave Givens a new career-high. Trevin Tanner was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.
Hawkins was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .389 or higher in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Yantis came up short against Cumby on Thursday, falling 11-5.
Hawkins' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-7-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Yantis, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
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