Baseball Recap: Sumrall Comes Up Short in High-Profile Matchup with Purvis

On Tuesday, Sumrall faced Purvis in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Sumrall Bobcats lost 16-7 to the Purvis Tornadoes. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Bobcats have suffered against the Tornadoes since May 18, 2023.

Braelyn Harrison

Hits (Career)

03/18/25 vs Purvis	3
03/11/25 vs Wayne County	2
03/06/25 vs Taylorsville	2
03/09/24 vs Purvis	2
03/13/25 @ George County	1

Braelyn Harrison made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits.

This is the second loss in a row for Sumrall and nudges their season record down to 9-6. As for Purvis, their win bumped their record up to 13-4.

While Sumrall had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.