The Hancock Panthers will head out to take on the Southern Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Hancock is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Hancock didn't have quite enough to beat Berkeley Springs and fell 9-8.
Meanwhile, Southern came into Thursday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Pendleton County on Thursday by a score of 10-5 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Ryan Bird was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Preston Winter, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Southern now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Hancock, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Hancock suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Southern in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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