Baseball Recap: Hardaway Falls Short of Cook in the Playoffs

Hardaway and Cook squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Hardaway had to settle for second. They came up short against the Hornets, falling 10-2. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Hawks couldn't push the score so high this time.

A'Nazhe Purnell

Stolen Base

04/25/25 @ Cook	2
04/18/25 vs Spencer	4
04/15/25 vs Sumter County	4
04/11/25 vs Carver	3
04/11/25 vs Carver	3
+ 4 more games

A'Nazhe Purnell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last nine games he's played. Another player making a difference was Christian Eleby, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.

The loss snapped Hardaway's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 16-8 record. As for Cook, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 21-9.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Hornets beat Hardaway by a score of 10-2 later that day.