Myrtle waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Vardaman Rams a 13-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won four matchups by 12 runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Ally Murphy, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was McKenzie Wise, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Hawks
| 03/21/26 vs Vardaman | 58.3% |
| 03/10/26 @ West Harrison | 17.4% |
| 03/10/26 @ Poplarville | 22.2% |
| 03/09/26 @ Grenada | 29% |
| 03/06/26 vs Booneville | 19.2% |
| + 17 more games |
Myrtle was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .583. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2025.
Myrtle's victory bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Vardaman, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-7.
Coming up, Myrtle will venture away from home to take on East Union at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Hawks 3.8, the Urchins 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Vardaman, they will square off against Calhoun City at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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