It'll be a Battle of the Birds when Pebblebrook Falcons duke it out with Hillgrove Hawks at 5:55 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Pebblebrook will bounce into Friday's game after beating South Cobb, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. Pebblebrook was the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over South Cobb on Thursday. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Sinsaire Walker
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Sinsaire Walker made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Pebblebrook is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-9 otherwise. Walker was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged two or more in each of the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Pebblebrook got a massive performance out of Jhaki Stewart, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. What's more, Stewart posted two doubles, the most he's had since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Criston Thomas, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Pebblebrook always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. They are 6-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, while Hillgrove put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Osborne. Hillgrove put the hurt on Osborne with a sharp 11-0 win. The Hawks haven't had any issues with the Cardinals recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
The win made it two in a row for Pebblebrook and bumps their season record up to 6-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.0 runs over those games. As for Hillgrove, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
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