The Hawkinsville Red Devils will head out to take on the Wheeler County Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hawkinsville has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since September 4.
Hawkinsville fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Crisp County on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 6-4.
Rheaghan Powers was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Powers was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
Powers wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Takayla Scott, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Clinch County hit Wheeler County with a four-run fourth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bulldogs lost 10-1 to the Panthers. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Bulldogs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Wheeler County's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Hawkinsville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-19.
Hawkinsville couldn't quite finish off Wheeler County in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 6-4. Can the Red Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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