The Hancock Hawks will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Picayune Maroon Tide at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hancock has ten straight victories, Picayune has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hancock is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Picayune by a score of 7-3.
Teegan Dewitt made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Dewitt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Dewitt was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, Brooklyn Cuevas was a standout: she went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Cambria Necaise, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Hancock has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3-1 record this season. As for Picayune, their loss dropped their record down to 10-18-1.
Picayune's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Hancock hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .362. It's a different story for Picayune, though, as they've only averaged .250. Will they be able to contain Hancock's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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