Poplarville and Sumrall squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Poplarville had to settle for second. They fell 10-6 to the Sumrall Bobcats. Poplarville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Poplarville saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braden Babiowski, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Babiowski has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Ty Keys, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Sumrall's side, Patrick Thomas looked comfortable as he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Sumrall let Landon Hawkins and Drew Davis loose on the outfield. Hawkins went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while Davis scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kellan Garcia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Poplarville's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-16. As for Sumrall, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 30-4.
Poplarville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sumrall, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Purvis at 7:00 p.m. Sumrall will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak alive.
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