Hannibal has been away from home for four games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Kirksville Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Hannibal will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Hannibal is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They lost 15-5 to Marshall on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Owls: they've now lost three in a row.
Sidney Zimmerman was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. What's more, she also racked up no strikeouts, the fewestshe's had since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Harper Karr, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Hannibal was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. The last time their batting average was this high was back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Kirksville fell victim to Macon and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 7-0 to the Tigers.
Hannibal's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Kirksville, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Hannibal suffered a grim 17-1 defeat to Kirksville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Hannibal avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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