The Hillgrove Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Paulding County Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hillgrove's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Paulding County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Hillgrove is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since September 9, 2023 on Saturday. They lost 9-1 to Lassiter. The defeat continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost seven in a row.
Even though they lost, Hillgrove always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of 1.000. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 93.8%.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Paulding County). They were the clear victor by an 18-0 margin over Osborne two weeks ago. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
The loss snapped Hillgrove's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 15-8 record. As for Paulding County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-13 record this season.
Hillgrove was able to grind out a solid win over Paulding County when the teams last played back in August, winning 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hillgrove since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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