Softball Game Preview: Tishomingo County Braves vs. Ripley Tigers

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03/28/24 - Home	1-2 L
03/05/24 - Away	5-0 W
04/15/21 - Home	7-1 W
03/30/21 - Away	7-2 W
04/18/19 - Away	13-3 W
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Tishomingo County is 8-1 against Ripley since March of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. Tishomingo County will look to defend their home field against Ripley at 5:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Tishomingo County's favor as the squad sits on 12 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Ripley has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.

Tishomingo County's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Itawamba Agricultural hitters got past them. Tishomingo County came up short against Itawamba Agricultural on Tuesday, falling 10-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Braves have suffered since April 26, 2024.

Meanwhile, Ripley never let their opponents score on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Shannon as Ripley made off with a 15-0 win. The game marked the Tigers' most dominant victory of the season.

Ripley got a massive performance out of Emma Edwards, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI Edwards has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Allyson Christmas, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and three runs.

Ripley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .769. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in five consecutive contests.

Tishomingo County's loss dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Ripley, their win bumped their record up to 8-12.