Baseball Preview: Hannibal Pirates vs. Hickman Kewpies
The Hannibal Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Hickman Kewpies at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hannibal will be strutting in after a win while Hickman will be coming in after a loss.
Hannibal will head into Tuesday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a seven-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Marshall on Tuesday. Hannibal came out on top in a nail-biter against Marshall and snuck past 3-1.
Meanwhile, Hickman came up short against Smith-Cotton on Wednesday and fell 5-2.
Hannibal's victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-9. As for Hickman, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season.
Hannibal suffered a grim 14-6 defeat to Hickman in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Hannibal avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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