Baseball Recap: Myrtle Wins Going Away Against Biggersville

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

02/27/25 vs Strayhorn	11
02/10/25 vs Vardaman	11
03/01/25 @ Biggersville	10
02/17/25 vs Bruce	10
02/13/25 vs Mantachie	10

Myrtle made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Biggersville, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Myrtle Hawks put the hurt on the Biggersville Lions with a sharp 13-3 win on Saturday. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by nine runs or more this season.

Drew Stanton made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only a hit while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.

In other batting news, Ray Moody was incredible, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Wes Stanton was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.

Myrtle was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in three consecutive matches.

Myrtle's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Biggersville, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Myrtle will venture away from home to square off against Jumpertown at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Myrtle will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Biggersville, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Lions face off against the Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.