If Hanceville was riding high fresh off their 8-1 takedown of Dora last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hanceville Bulldogs wound up with the same score they had in their last game (8-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The result was an unpleasant reminder to them of the 8-4 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2017.
Hanceville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karrigan Pipkin, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Hanceville's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-8-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 12.3 runs. As for Locust Fork, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hanceville will square off against Holly Pond at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Holly Pond has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13 runs per game on average), something Hanceville will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Locust Fork, they will challenge Pennington at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Locust Fork's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Pennington's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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