The Myrtle Hawks will head out to face off against the Water Valley Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Myrtle is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Myrtle will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating East Union, who they had gone 0-6 against in their six prior meetings. The Hawks narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Urchins 3-1.
Myrtle saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Hollis, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Water Valley couldn't beat Strayhorn on Thursday even though they stacked seven runs on them in the fifth inning. The Blue Devils fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 10-9. The Blue Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Aiden Reed was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs. Those RBI were his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Easton Newman, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Myrtle is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Water Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12.
Myrtle came up short against Water Valley when the teams last played back in February of 2025, falling 4-0. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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