Hartfield Academy is ranked highly in their home state and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Oak Forest Academy. Everything went the Hartfield Academy Hawks' way against the Oak Forest Academy Yellowjackets as the Hartfield Academy Hawks made off with a 7-1 win. The victory was nothing new for the Hawks as they're now sitting on five straight.
Raegan Huber spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Carson Smith was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Addyson "Roo" Roberts, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Hartfield Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oak Forest Academy only tossed three.
Hartfield Academy pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Oak Forest Academy, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1-1.
Hartfield Academy will play host again on Monday to welcome Jackson Prep, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Hartfield Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season. As for Oak Forest Academy, they will challenge Simpson Academy at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Oak Forest Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Simpson Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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