Baseball Game Preview: Hattiesburg Tigers vs. Poplarville Hornets

The Hattiesburg Tigers will take on the Poplarville Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Hattiesburg's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Poplarville with a sharp 6-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won four games by six runs or more so far this season.

Not much got past Amari Hill, who gave up just three hits to keep Poplarville off the board.

Tyler Weatherspoon

Stolen Base

03/11/25 @ Poplarville	2
02/21/25 vs Forrest County Agricultural	2
02/14/25 vs Vicksburg	2
03/06/25 @ West Jones	1

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tyler Weatherspoon, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3. Hattiesburg is undefeated when Weatherspoon posts two or more stolen bases, but 2-5 otherwise. Jacob Polk was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-4.

Hattiesburg's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-5. As for Poplarville, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-5 record this season.