Baseball Recap: Port Gibson Drops Highest Score of Season Against Hazlehurst

Blue Waves

Team Score (Highest)

04/12/25 vs Hazlehurst	24
03/06/25 vs Jefferson County	20
02/14/25 vs Hazlehurst	18
03/06/25 vs Jefferson County	17
02/10/25 @ Porter's Chapel Academy	15

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Port Gibson). They blew past the Hazlehurst Indians 24-4 on Saturday. The Blue Waves haven't had any issues with the Indians recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.

Terrance Evans made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Port Gibson is undefeated when he allows at most three earned runs, but 6-10 otherwise. Evans was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024.

In other batting news, Michael Evans was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, five stolen bases, and eight RBI. He has become a key player for Port Gibson: the team is 7-3 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 2-7 otherwise. Centrell Hedrick was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one triple.

Port Gibson always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .788. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in five consecutive games.

Port Gibson's record is now 9-10. As for Hazlehurst, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-19-1.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Port Gibson beat the Indians by a score of 15-1 later that day.