Hannibal came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Hickman Kewpies, falling 8-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their meetings with the Kewpies: they've now lost five in a row.
Hannibal now has a losing record of 13-14. As for Hickman, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-9.
Coming up, Hannibal will face off against Palmyra at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Pirates' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Panthers have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Hickman, they will square off against Oak Park at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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