The Paulding County Patriots will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Hillgrove Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Paulding County lost 8-1 to Walton on Saturday.
Kylee Stancil spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and five unearned) runs on 11 hits.
On the hitting side, Paulding County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mae Stewart, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Paulding County hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Hillgrove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Mount Paran Christian by a score of 4-3.
Paulding County's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Hillgrove, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
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