Baseball Game Preview: Amory Panthers vs. North Pontotoc Vikings

The Amory Panthers will take on the North Pontotoc Vikings on Friday. Amory will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.

It was a proper cat-fight when Amory took on Hatley on Tuesday. The Panthers walked away with a 10-5 win over the Tigers.

North Pontotoc never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Myrtle on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 10-6.

Amory's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-8. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for North Pontotoc, their victory bumped their record up to 10-12-1.

Amory skirted past North Pontotoc 7-6 in their previous matchup back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.