The Picayune Maroon Tide will head out on the road to challenge the Hancock Hawks at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Picayune has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight defeats, while Hancock will come in with three straight victories.
On Saturday, Picayune came up short against Biloxi and fell 8-5.
Meanwhile, Hancock got the win against Long Beach on Thursday by a conclusive 10-1. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
Teegan DeWitt made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Abigail Carver, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Ashlynn Gaston, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Hancock was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .486. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Hancock's record now sits at 16-4. As for Picayune, their loss dropped their record down to 10-15.
Picayune came up short against Hancock in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, falling 7-3. Can the Maroon Tide avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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