Hancock lost against George County back in April of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Hawks fell just short of the Rebels by a score of 9-8. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ayden Howard was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.

Chace Brown
04/15/25 vs George County | 2 |
04/11/25 vs Picayune | 2 |
03/18/25 vs Long Beach | 2 |
04/05/25 vs West Harrison | 1 |
03/22/25 vs Long Beach | 1 |
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At the plate, Chace Brown was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. He has become a key player for Hancock: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 10-12 otherwise. Landon Sheilds was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Hancock now has a losing record of 12-13. As for George County, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 16-9.
While Hancock had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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