After flying high against Perry Central last Tuesday, West Marion came back down to earth. West Marion fell just short of the Hattiesburg Tigers by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Trojans were red-hot at the plate heading into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior), but the Tigers' pitchers proved too tough.
West Marion got a good showing from Sam Smith, who pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave Smith a new career-low.
Brandon Price
| 03/27/25 @ Hattiesburg | 3 |
| 02/15/25 vs North Pike | 2 |
| 02/14/25 vs Columbia | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs Perry Central | 1 |
| 03/21/25 @ Tylertown | 1 |
On the hitting side, West Marion saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Price, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double. Those three hits gave Price a new career-high. Another was Braxton Albritton, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
With the defeat, West Marion broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-13. As for Hattiesburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Coincidentally, West Marion and Hattiesburg will both be playing Perry Central the next time they take the field. West Marion will head out to face Perry Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Hattiesburg will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on April 4.
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