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| 05/02/25 - Neutral | 7-6 W |
| 05/01/25 - Neutral | 4-5 L |
| 02/24/24 - Away | 4-14 L |
| 02/22/24 - Away | 5-12 L |
| 02/22/24 - Neutral | 5-12 L |
| 02/22/24 - Neutral | 5-12 L |
With a playoff win on the line, Hawkins rose to the challenge on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Pewitt Brahmas 7-6. This was a revenge game for the Hawks: when they faced off against the Brahmas on Thursday, they had to take a 5-4 defeat.
Brayden Givens made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off two hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Hawkins got a big performance out of Eli Smith, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one run. That's the most RBI Smith has posted since back in March. Tilar Maberry was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Hawkins was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pewitt only posted a batting average of .192.
Hawkins is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-8-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Pewitt, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-7 record this season.
Hawkins will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pewitt: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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