It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact McComb can now relate to. They suffered a rough 22-0 defeat at the hands of the Poplarville Hornets on Saturday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for McComb in their matchups with Poplarville: they've now lost eight in a row.
McComb saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Spanky Johnsom, who went 1-for-1 with two stolen bases.
On Poplarville's side, Brock Sheppard was incredible, firing off two home runs, seven RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Sheppard continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Sones, who went 2-for-2 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run.
McComb's defeat dropped their record down to 4-14-1. As for Poplarville, they now have a winning record of 14-13.
McComb does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Poplarville also has no future games currently scheduled.
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