West Hall waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victors by a 17-6 margin over the East Hall Vikings. That looming 17-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Spartans yet this season.
Marcus Pugh
| 03/28/25 vs Oconee County | 5 |
| 03/04/25 @ Apalachee | 3 |
| 02/19/25 @ Stephens County | 3 |
| 03/14/25 @ Jefferson | 2 |
| 02/11/25 @ White County | 2 |
| + 3 more games |
Marcus Pugh made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because West Hall is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 7-14 otherwise. Pugh was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in February.
In other batting news, West Hall got a massive performance out of Samuel Beltran, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Those two runs gave Beltran a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Luis Rosales, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
West Hall was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in six consecutive contests.
West Hall's victory bumped their record up to 9-15. As for East Hall, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-18.
West Hall and East Hall could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings. The Spartans (ranked 312th) will meet Cherokee Bluff (ranked 81st) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, East Hall will square off against Jefferson at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (373 vs. 165).
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