The Hancock Hawks are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Long Beach Bearcats at 5:00 p.m. Hancock is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Hancock put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Berwick a 10-0 shutout.
Teegan Dewitt made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Dewitt has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Dewitt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Hancock let Taylor Dunbar and Ashlynn Gaston loose on the outfield. Dunbar scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Gaston scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Abigail Carver, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Long Beach was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell victim to a tough 13-3 loss at the hands of George County.
Hancock has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3-1 record this season. As for Long Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Hancock might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Long Beach when the teams last played back in March of 2019. Can Hancock avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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