The Collins Titans will be playing at home against the Hancock County Hornets at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Collins is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Frederick Douglass just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 7-0 to the Broncos. Collins was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior) but Frederick Douglass' pitchers proved too tough.
Daly Penick was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, everything went Hancock County's way against Grayson County on Friday as Hancock County made off with a 7-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hancock County.
Brock Tindle spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jack Roberts, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jordan Payne was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Collins' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-12. As for Hancock County, their win bumped their record up to 7-8.
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