Fulton is 9-1 against Hannibal since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Fulton Hornets will host the Hannibal Pirates at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fulton has three straight victories, Hannibal has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Fulton's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Kirksville as Fulton made off with a 10-0 win.
Josie Begemann made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 6.1 strikeouts per game. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Fulton let Layla Underwood and Onyx Kamp loose on the outfield. Underwood scored two runs while going 3-for-5, while Kamp went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run. Underwood is also on a roll when it comes to hits, as she's now hit three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Fulton didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Hannibal lost 16-5 to Louisiana on Wednesday.
Harper Karr was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base.
Fulton has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Hannibal, their loss dropped their record down to 1-19.
Fulton was able to grind out a solid victory over Hannibal in their previous matchup back in September, winning 6-1. Will Fulton repeat their success, or does Hannibal have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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