Softball Preview: Mooreville Troopers vs. Itawamba Agricultural Indians
The Mooreville Troopers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Itawamba Agricultural Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Mooreville narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Choctaw County 7-5. That two run margin sets a new team best for Mooreville this season.
Meanwhile, Itawamba Agricultural can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Ripley a 14-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Itawamba Agricultural sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Mooreville's victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-9. As for Itawamba Agricultural, they pushed their record up to 21-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Mooreville might still be hurting after the 12-3 loss they got from Itawamba Agricultural when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Itawamba Agricultural's Layla Owens, who struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Now that Mooreville 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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