Get Unlimited Access – for Free

See all the latest scores & stats from your favorite teams! Simply sign in or create your free MaxPreps account to unlock this page - it only takes a minute to join.

Houston South Pontotoc

Hilltoppers

Cougars

The South Pontotoc (Pontotoc, MS) varsity softball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Houston (MS) by a score of 5-1.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Houston	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
South Pontotoc	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-

Final score provided by S. ScoreFinder.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Story

Mississippi High School Softball - South Pontotoc bounces Houston

March 21, 2025: Pontotoc, MS 38863

The crowd at Friday's non-league bout between the South Pontotoc Cougars (Pontotoc, MS) and the visiting Houston Hilltoppers (Houston, MS), observed South Pontotoc's softball team get by Houston by a tally of 5-1.

The Cougars (10-4) will now prepare for their bout against Vardaman (Vardaman, MS). The Rams go into the non-league bout with a 9-3 record. In their last bout, Vardaman tipped Winona (Winona, MS), 17-5, in a non-league bout.

In their next game, the Hilltoppers clash with the Caledonia Cavaliers (Caledonia, MS) in a 4A Region 3 bout, on Tuesday, March 25. Houston will attempt to advance on its 5-13 season record. The Cavaliers go into the bout with a 14-4 record after their 8-5 non-league win over Eupora (Eupora, MS).

Houston @ SPHS Softball Game Info

Fri., Mar. 21, 2025 @ 6:30p

The South Pontotoc (Pontotoc, MS) varsity softball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Houston (MS) by a score of 5-1.

Rankings & Records

Houston (24-25)

MS	Class
116	23

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	RF	RA
10-21-1	5-6	6-11-1	2-8	2-2	.328	.455	190	212

South Pontotoc (24-25)

MS	Class
71	17

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	RF	RA
17-12-1	3-2	5-6	9-4-1	3-2	.583	.600	252	172

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Houston	1.1	1.2	.7	1.1	.3	.7	1.0	-	-	5.9	6.8	2.5
South Pontotoc	2.1	1.2	2.2	.8	.9	.8	1.5	1.0	1.0	8.4	7.8	2.2

Head-to-Head

South Pontotoc won on 3/21/2025

3/21 @ 6:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Houston - - - - - - - 1 - -
South Pontotoc - - - - - - - 5 - -

The Houston (MS) varsity softball team lost Friday's away non-conference game against South Pontotoc (Pontotoc, MS) by a score of 5-1.
Box score
Unknown Result

4/14 @ 6:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

South Pontotoc 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0
Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0

The South Pontotoc (Pontotoc, MS) varsity softball team tied Monday's away non-conference game against Houston (MS) by a score of 0-0.
Box score
South Pontotoc won on 4/17/2025

4/17 @ 6p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1
South Pontotoc 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 8 3

The Houston (MS) varsity softball team lost Thursday's neutral playoff game against South Pontotoc (Pontotoc, MS) by a score of 5-1.
Box score
Houston won on 4/18/2025

4/18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Houston - - - - - - - 11 - -
South Pontotoc - - - - - - - 7 - -

The Houston (MS) varsity softball team won Friday's neutral playoff game against South Pontotoc (Pontotoc, MS) by a score of 11-7.
Box score
South Pontotoc won on 4/19/2025

4/19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Houston - - - - - - - 0 - -
South Pontotoc - - - - - - - 10 - -

The Houston (MS) varsity softball team lost Saturday's neutral playoff game against South Pontotoc (Pontotoc, MS) by a score of 10-0.
Box score

4/14 @ 6:30p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
South Pontotoc	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0
Houston	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0

4/17 @ 6p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Houston	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	1
South Pontotoc	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	5	8	3

4/18	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Houston	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
South Pontotoc	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-

4/19	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Houston	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-
South Pontotoc	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-

Team Stat Comparison

Houston		South Pontotoc
.308	Batting Average	.314
.414	On Base Percentage	.404
.340	Slugging Percentage	.446
.890	Fielding Percentage	.899
.318	Win Loss Percentage	1.000

Team Leaders

Houston		South Pontotoc	National Avg.
#7 Ella Kendall.413	Batting Average	#3 Nevaeh Wimms1.000	.287
#23 Cydnee Webb.491	On Base Percentage	#21 Sarah Kitchens1.000	.406
#14 Ciara Griffin.500	Slugging Percentage	#3 Nevaeh Wimms2.000	.393
#19 Jaylen Brassfield1.000	Fielding Percentage	#13 Caylee Phillips1.000	.829
#14 Ciara Griffin.400	Win Loss Percentage	#00 Sammy Terry1.000	.558

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Houston	3-11		South Pontotoc	7-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
2/10/25	Bruce	Houston	(L) 15-12	2/17/25	Bruce	South Pontotoc	(W) 18-3
2/11/25	Bruce	Houston	(L) 15-12
2/11/25	Bruce	Houston
2/25/25	Houston	Bruce	(W) 15-3
2/18/25	Starkville	Houston	(W) 12-9	3/7/25	South Pontotoc	Starkville	(W) 27-18
2/28/25	Houston	Starkville
3/14/25	Starkville	Houston	(L) 6-1
2/21/25	Houston	Ethel	(L) 11-4	3/27/25	South Pontotoc	Ethel	(W) 14-6
3/6/25	Ethel	Houston	(L) 10-7
2/27/25	Vardaman	Houston	(W) 3-1	3/17/25	South Pontotoc	Vardaman	(W) 6-0
				3/24/25	Vardaman	South Pontotoc	(W) 18-1
3/14/25	Pontotoc	Houston	(L) 11-1	2/27/25	Pontotoc	South Pontotoc	(W) 6-5
3/25/25	Houston	Caledonia	(L) 8-0	3/14/25	Caledonia	South Pontotoc	(L) 9-3
3/27/25	Caledonia	Houston	(L) 3-2
3/27/25	Caledonia	Houston	(L) 3-2
4/4/25	Calhoun City	Houston	(L) 12-7	4/14/25	South Pontotoc	Calhoun City	(W) 20-8
4/8/25	Houston	Calhoun City	(L) 7-6

Record Breakdown

Houston (24-25)		South Pontotoc (24-25)
10-21-1	Overall	17-12-1
5-6	League	3-2
3-12-1	Non-League	12-5-1
1-3-1	Head to Head	3-1-1
3-11	Common Opponent	7-1
6-11-1	Home	5-6
2-8	Away	9-4-1
2-2	Neutral	3-2
1-2	Playoff	2-5
10-21-1	In-State	17-12-1
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0