For the second straight game, Hawkins will face off against Yantis. The Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Owls at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hawkins has five straight victories, Yantis has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hawkins' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 12-0 margin over Yantis. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 contests by eight runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Tilar Maberry, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, three RBI, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. Trevin Tanner was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Hawkins was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .611. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .389 or higher in four consecutive matches.
Hawkins pushed their record up to 21-7-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Yantis, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
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