Softball Preview: Leake Central Gators vs. Noxapater Tigers
The Leake Central Gators will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Noxapater Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, Leake Central suffered a tough 18-3 defeat at the hands of Winona. That's two games in a row now that Leake Central has lost by exactly 15 runs.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Noxapater had to settle for an 8-7 loss against Nanih Waiya on Thursday. Noxapater has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jodie Wilkes made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Aliyah McCool, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Leake Central dropped their record down to 0-13 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Noxapater, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6-1.
Leake Central suffered a grim 20-3 defeat to Noxapater in their previous meeting back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Noxapater's Morgan Woods, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Now that Leake Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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