The Hanover Hawks will face off against the Dinwiddie Generals at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hanover is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
On Friday, Hanover earned a 5-2 victory over Patrick Henry.
The team relied heavily on Kaileigh Byars, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaycee Doughty, who went 1-for-4 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Dinwiddie had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it 13 on Thursday. They came out on top against the Colonials by a score of 12-7. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Generals considering their one-run performance the game before.
Nala Bain and Charleigh Davis did most of the damage at the plate: Bain got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Davis got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That stolen base marked the first that Bain has snagged this season. Addison Williams was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Dinwiddie pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Hanover, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Hanover skirted past Dinwiddie 3-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Generals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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