Hannibal hit Wright City with a five-run seventh inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wildcats fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 11-10. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Carter Strunk
| 03/28/26 vs Hannibal | 3 |
| 03/24/26 vs North Callaway | 3 |
| 03/26/26 @ Wellsville-Middletown | 2 |
| 03/20/26 vs Herculaneum | 1 |
Carter Strunk led a balanced group of hitters, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and three RBI. Wright City is 2-1 when Strunk posts two or more stolen bases, but 1-2 otherwise. Brayden Niemann was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Wright City's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Hannibal, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-5.
Coming up, Wright City is taking a road trip to take on Holt at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Hannibal, they will face off against Moberly at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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