The Hawkinsville Red Devils will face off against the Northside Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hawkinsville has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Northside will come in with five straight wins.
The home team had won the previous six meetings between Hawkinsville and Treutlen, and Treutlen kept the tradition alive. The Red Devils fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 6-5 on Monday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northside). Everything went their way against Howard on Monday as they made off with a 19-1 victory. While the Eagles didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-22), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The team relied heavily on Caden Nelson, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs. Those six RBI gave him a new career-high. Jeremiah Rozier was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Northside always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .697. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Hawkinsville's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Northside, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Hawkinsville was able to grind out a solid victory over Northside in their previous meeting back in April of 2025, winning 6-2. Do the Red Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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