Preview: Stringer Red Devils vs. Mize Bulldogs
The Stringer Red Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mize Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Thursday, Stringer got themselves on the board against Leake County, but Leake County never followed suit. They were the clear victor by a 20-0 margin over the Gators. 20 seems to be a good number for Stringer as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Dusty King made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). King was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Stringer got a massive performance out of Madilyn Graham, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Hannah Buckley was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Mize entered their tilt with Richton with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Rebels with a sharp 13-0 win on Thursday.
The team relied heavily on Laney Little, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in four or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alevia Martin, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4.
Stringer is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-1 record this season. As for Mize, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Stringer came up short against Mize when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 6-2. Thankfully for Stringer, Abbi Waters (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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