Picayune had lost three straight at home, but on Friday they dropped down to 11-13 to make it four. They fell 5-1 to the Hancock Hawks. The Maroon Tide were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Hawks earlier this season, when they won 6-5.
As for Hancock, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games.
For Hancock's part, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Roston Ragon, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Hayden Ladner was another, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
While Picayune had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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