Baseball Recap: Port Gibson Wins Going Away Against South Pike

Blue Waves

Margin (Wins)

03/06/25 vs Jefferson County	17
02/14/25 vs Hazlehurst	16
03/06/25 vs Jefferson County	15
04/11/25 vs South Pike	12
04/08/25 @ South Pike	9

Port Gibson won the last time they faced South Pike and things went their way on Friday too. The Blue Waves were the clear victors by a 13-1 margin over the Eagles. The Blue Waves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.

The team relied heavily on Kimontae Crutison, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Michael Evans, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 2-for-2.

Port Gibson always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .607. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive contests.

Port Gibson's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-10. As for South Pike, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-8-1 record this season.

Port Gibson will be playing in front of their home fans against Hazlehurst at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Blue Waves are facing the Indians at the right time seeing as the Indians are stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for South Pike, they will host Tylertown at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.