Hartfield Academy is 2-8 against Madison-Ridgeland Academy since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hartfield Academy Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots at 6:30 p.m. Hartfield Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Hartfield Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Madison-Ridgeland Academy, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Hartfield Academy was ranked fifth). Hartfield Academy had just enough and edged Madison-Ridgeland Academy out 4-3.
Cole Stumph looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hartfield Academy's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sam Sheffield, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Hartfield Academy's win bumped their record up to 23-6. As for Madison-Ridgeland Academy, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 18-11.
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