After a rough week last week against East Georgia State College (losing four straight high scoring games, two of which went into extra innings), the South Georgia State College Hawks rebounded and defeated the GCAA’s top team, the Georgia Highlands Chargers, 9-6 in Rome. The Hawks jumped out to an early lead and never looked back.
Luke Boone hit a two-run home run in the first, his sixth of the season, to establish the lead. Jaden Camp hit a two-run homer of his own in the second to put more distance between the Hawks and Chargers. SGSC went on to score three in the fifth and two in the eighth.
Camp, Chaz Encarnacion, and Jesse Brown each had two hits and two RBI. Camp also scored twice. Payton Bryant walked twice, singled, and scored a run as well.
Starter Kason Degrande earned the win for the Hawks. He allowed one hit and three runs over five innings, striking out six and walking five.
SGSC is 19-18 on the season and 5-6 in conference play. The Hawks continue their series against the Chargers this weekend at George Cook Stadium in Douglas with a 6 p.m. game on Friday followed by a Saturday doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.