Baseball Recap: Myrtle Picks Up Eighth Consecutive Win

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

03/28/25 vs Ashland	24
04/08/25 vs Ingomar	16
03/07/25 vs Jumpertown	16
04/05/25 @ Smithville	15
04/07/25 vs Byers	14

Myrtle came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.6 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Ingomar Falcons as they made off with an 18-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won 15 games by eight runs or more so far this season.

Myrtle let Drew Stanton and Ray Moody run wild. Stanton went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and five RBI, while Moody got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. That's the most RBI Moody has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Eli Hollis, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Myrtle lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Myrtle's win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-6. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for Ingomar, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-5-1.

Looking ahead, Myrtle will challenge North Pontotoc at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Ingomar, they will be playing at home against Strayhorn at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.