Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Poplarville couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They came up short against the Sumrall Bobcats on Friday, falling 9-2. Having soared to a lofty 23 runs in the game before, the Hornets couldn't push the score so high this time.
Hayden Harris was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one walk in 11 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Poplarville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeremiah Moss, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI.
Poplarville's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-9. As for Sumrall, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 22-7.
While Poplarville 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 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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