The Hannibal Warriors will take on the Sandy Creek Comets at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Hannibal sitting on three straight victories and Sandy Creek on four.
Hannibal barely beat Cato-Meridian the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Warriors were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over the Blue Devils on Thursday.
Alex Miller
| 05/01/26 vs Pulaski | 4 |
| 04/09/26 @ Weedsport | 4 |
| 04/24/26 @ Cato-Meridian | 3 |
| 05/14/26 vs Cato-Meridian | 1 |
Alex Miller made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. He has become a key player for Hannibal: the team is undefeated when he allows at most three earned runs, but 3-4 otherwise. Miller was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
In other batting news, Caleb Moore and Logan Ames did most of the damage at the plate: Moore got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Ames went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs Moore has posted since back in April of 2025. Eli Chillson was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Sandy Creek was able to grind out a solid win over Lyme Central on Friday, taking the game 8-5. That's two games straight that the Comets have won by exactly three runs.
Hannibal's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Sandy Creek, their win bumped their record up to an identical 7-4.
Hannibal came out on top in a nail-biter against Sandy Creek when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 4-3. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Comets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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