The Hannibal Pirates will face off against the Elsberry Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Hannibal nor Elsberry posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Hannibal and Moberly, and Moberly kept the tradition alive. The Pirates took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans on Tuesday.
Waylon Anders was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. Anders was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.
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Anders wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brody Wilson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Wilson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Elsberry was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 13-1 to Gateway Legacy Christian Academy.
Hannibal's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Elsberry, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Hannibal took their victory against Elsberry in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 11-0 score. Do the Pirates have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Indians turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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