The Hillgrove Hawks will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against the Carrollton Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hillgrove is headed out to face Carrollton after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. The Hawks had just enough and edged out Lassiter 4-3. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Carrollton put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Campbell get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Fans of the Trojans have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Carrollton got a great performance from Maycie Guest as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over 4.2 innings pitched. Guest has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kylei Taylor, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Carly Jane Jordan, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Carrollton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .536. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .533 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Hillgrove was able to grind out a solid win over Carrollton when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 4-0. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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