The George County Rebels will take on the East Central Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Central will be up against a hot George County team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. George County's pitchers stepped up to hand Greene County a 7-0 shutout on Monday.
George County got a great performance from Addison Davis as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jordyn Bradley, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in both of her plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of MJ Tatum, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run.
George County hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, East Central made easy work of Gulfport on Friday and carried off a 7-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
East Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kailee Lawson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Another was Valerie Merrill, who got no hits from her two at bats.
George County pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 5.8 runs. As for East Central, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. George County hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like East Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
George County skirted past East Central 6-5 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will George County repeat their success, or does East Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
