The Hardin Valley Academy Hawks will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Oak Ridge Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Hardin Valley Academy's favor as the squad sits on 11 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Oak Ridge has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Hardin Valley Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Bearden, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Hardin Valley Academy was ranked ninth). Hardin Valley Academy fell just short of Bearden by a score of 4-3 last Monday.
Hardin Valley Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Dillon, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Oak Ridge didn't have quite enough to beat Powell on Monday and fell 3-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Oak Ridge has scored all season.
Hardin Valley Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 16-5. As for Oak Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9-1.
Everything went Hardin Valley Academy's way against Oak Ridge in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Hardin Valley Academy made off with an 11-3 victory. Does Hardin Valley Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oak Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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