The North Pike Jaguars will challenge the Vancleave Bulldogs on Friday. North Pike is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
North Pike will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Germantown, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Jaguars came out on top against the Mavericks on Friday by a score of 7-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Savanna Hanks
| 04/17/26 vs Germantown | 9 |
| 04/14/26 vs Petal | 4 |
| 04/11/26 vs Lawrence County | 5 |
| 04/11/26 vs Bogue Chitto | 6 |
| 04/09/26 vs Sumrall | 7 |
| + 8 more games |
Savanna Hanks made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adrianna Cooper, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March.
Meanwhile, Vancleave came up short against Neshoba Central last Saturday and fell 7-4. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Vancleave saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Hammonds, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Another was Jayda Ferrell, who went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
North Pike's record is now 12-16. As for Vancleave, their loss dropped their record down to 14-14.
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