After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Purvis, North Pike was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They blew past the Northwest Rankin Cougars 13-7. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Jaguars considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Savanna Hanks
| 02/27/26 vs Northwest Rankin | 10 |
| 02/10/26 @ Bogue Chitto | 8 |
| 02/17/26 @ Northwest Rankin | 5 |
| 02/13/26 @ Germantown | 4 |
| 04/08/25 vs Brookhaven | 4 |
Savanna Hanks made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those runs marked the first that she has scored this season.
In other batting news, North Pike got a massive performance out of Emma Sanderson, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Sanderson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ellyn Williams, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI.
North Pike was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northwest Rankin only posted a batting average of .258.
North Pike moved to 2-4 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak. As for Northwest Rankin, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Pike will be taking part in a tournament against Brandon at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Northwest Rankin, they will head out to face off against Clinton at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Cougars' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Arrows have averaged an impressive 8.6 runs per game this season.
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