Northwest Rankin put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hancock Hawks a 6-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Northwest Rankin has won by exactly six runs.
Jolie Hays was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Hays has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hays was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brooke Smith, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Reese Collier, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Northwest Rankin's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. As for Hancock, their defeat ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-1-1.
Northwest Rankin will head out on the road to square off against Petal at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Hancock, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome George County, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. George County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
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