Hancock is 1-9 against George County since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hawks will venture away from home to take on the Rebels at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hancock is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They beat Hattiesburg by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Meanwhile, George County made easy work of Long Beach on Friday and carried off an 8-2 win. The Rebels haven't had any issues with the Bearcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Carson Pierce spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up 13 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Grant Reeves, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayler Havard, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
Hancock's record is now 24-7. As for George County, their record now sits at 21-9.
Hancock suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to George County in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. Can the Hawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
