The Chattahoochee County Panthers will head out to square off against the Hardaway Hawks at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Chattahoochee County has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with six straight defeats, while Hardaway will come in with four straight victories.
Chattahoochee County fell victim to Jordan and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 10-0 to the Red Jackets.
Chattahoochee County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Khalib Fleming, who went 2-for-3 with one double. What's more, Fleming also posted two hits, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. Connor Doherty also deserves some recognition as he hit his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Hardaway challenged Coosa on Monday. Hardaway put the hurt on Coosa with a sharp 11-1 win. Fans of the Hawks have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Jayden Foster was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Foster was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one RBI.
In other batting news, Hardaway got a massive performance out of Christian Eleby, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Eleby is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was A'Nazhe Purnell, who scored three runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-2.
Hardaway always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Hardaway's record is now 4-0. As for Chattahoochee County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Chattahoochee County might still be hurting after the 14-1 defeat they got from Hardaway when the teams last played on Thursday. Can Chattahoochee County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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