The Hannibal Pirates will square off against the Mexico Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mexico took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Hannibal, who comes in off a win.
Hannibal is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Elsberry get on the board and left with a 14-0 win on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Pirates considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Alex Arthaud was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two triples and three RBI. Those triples marked the first that he hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Patrick Arthaud, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Hannibal always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Mexico started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Kirksville. They came up short against the Tigers on Tuesday, falling 8-1. The contest marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Mexico saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Fox, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Hannibal is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Mexico, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2.
Hannibal beat Mexico 3-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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