The Commandos and the Commanders met for their yearly battle in the Wilson County Invitational with HHS coming out on top 10-3. 

It was a back and forth game early as two HHS errors led to two Friendship runs in the bottom of the first after HHS had led 1-0 thanks to a two out double from Ben Smith and an RBI single from Grant Williams.  

With Friendship leading 2-1 HHS bounced back for four runs in the top of the second.  Jarcques Wordlaw led off with his first of three hits on the day.  Wordlaw moved to second on a wild pitch, third on a pass ball and scored on a wild pitch to tie the game 2-2.  A walk to Braden Schwerdt was followed with a sac bunt by Justin Long with was thrown away at first to put runners at first and second with one out.  Connor Fischer laid down a sac bunt which was mishandled to load the bases.  A single from Drew Richard scored a run and a grounder from Ben Smith scored a run to make the score 5-2 HHS.  Friendship got their final run of the game in the bottom of the second to make the score 5-3.  HHS added another run in the top of the third as Wordlaw singled with one out, moved to second on a wild pitch, stole third and scored on an errant throw from the Friendship catcher to make the score 6-3.

The score would stay 6-3 til the top of the 6th when HHS would put 5 runs on the board to put the game away.  Fischer walked and stole second to lead off the inning.  A walk to Richard was followed by a three-run homer from Grant Williams, his first of the year to make the score 9-3.  Austin Brown  doubled off the right center field wall and moved to third on a wild pitch.  Brown scored on Wordlaws third hit of the game to make the score 10-3.  

Austin Brown went five strong innings on the mound, allowing one earned run on three hits while striking out 7.  Matt Nicoll got a strikeout when he came on in relief to face one Friendship hitter in the 6th and Senior Matthew Osborne closed the game out with 1 and 2/3 innings of scoreless relief while striking out 2.