For the first time this season, Allatoona will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup on Tuesday. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cartersville Hurricanes at 5:55 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Allatoona: 3.8, Cartersville: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Saturday, Allatoona came up short against Hillgrove and fell 7-4. The loss continues a trend for the Buccaneers in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost three in a row.
Jacob Jenkins
| 03/01/25 @ Hillgrove | 5 |
| 03/14/24 vs Rome | 4 |
| 02/22/25 vs North Cobb | 2 |
| 04/18/24 vs Sequoyah | 2 |
| 04/02/24 vs St. Thomas More | 2 |
Jacob Jenkins put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Allatoona got a good showing from Will Clark, who pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Clark has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
Jenkins wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cruz Paul, who went 2-for-4 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that Paul hit this season.
Meanwhile, Cartersville didn't have quite enough to beat Mountain Brook on Saturday and fell 9-7. That's two games in a row now that the Hurricanes have lost by exactly two runs.
Allatoona's defeat dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Cartersville, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
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