Baseball Recap: South Jones Beats Natchez for Their Seventh Straight Win

Braves

Previous Games

03/07/25 @ Natchez	15-2
03/07/25 @ Natchez	17-3
03/04/25 vs Natchez	15-0
03/03/25 vs Natchez	15-0
03/01/25 @ Harrison Central	21-11
+ 2 more games

South Jones had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They put the hurt on the Natchez Bulldogs with a sharp 15-2 win. That's the fourth time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 17-3 win on Friday.

Russ Thompson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and not a single walk). Thompson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.

In other pitching news, Micah Coutta looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Cambridge McDaniel, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.

South Jones always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Natchez only posted an OBP of .278.

South Jones' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.7 runs over those games. As for Natchez, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season.

South Jones will venture away from home to take on West Jones at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Jones knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully West Jones likes a good challenge. As for Natchez, they will welcome Port Gibson at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Port Gibson is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.