Allatoona lost against Hillgrove back in March of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Allatoona Buccaneers took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hillgrove Hawks. The Buccaneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
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 was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched 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 tossed 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 was Paul's first of the season.
Allatoona's defeat dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Hillgrove, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Looking ahead, Allatoona will square off against Cartersville at 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hillgrove, they will take on Marist at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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