The Hawkinsville Red Devils are on the road again on Thursday to play the Wilcox County Patriots at 5:30 p.m. The pair come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hawkinsville's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Howard as Hawkinsville made off with a 10-0 win.
Meanwhile, Wilcox County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with an 11-6 victory over the Bulldogs. That's two games straight that the Patriots have won by exactly five runs.
Maeson Owens was a standout: she went 4-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and a double. That double marked the first that she's hit this season. Another player making a difference was Zariah Martin, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wilcox County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least eight hits in three consecutive matches.
Hawkinsville now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Wilcox County, their record now sits at 3-1.
Hawkinsville couldn't quite finish off Wilcox County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can Hawkinsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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