After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Hernando, Horn Lake was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Hickory Flat Rebels as the Horn Lake Eagles made off with a 13-2 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by seven runs or more this season.
Jacob Bible made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single hit and allowed only one earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single hit, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Mason Richmond
| 03/20/25 vs Hickory Flat | 3 |
| 02/27/25 @ Rosa Fort | 1 |
| 03/04/24 vs Clarksdale | 1 |
| 03/02/24 vs Byhalia | 1 |
| 02/19/24 vs Rosa Fort | 1 |
In other batting news, Mason Richmond was a standout: he scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Isiah Mims also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Horn Lake always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hickory Flat only posted an OBP of .348.
The win got Horn Lake back to even at 6-6. As for Hickory Flat, they dropped their record down to 0-12 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Horn Lake will welcome Hernando at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hernando will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Hickory Flat, they will be playing at home against Mantachie at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hickory Flat has given up an average of 17.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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