Softball Preview: Nettleton Tigers vs. Itawamba Agricultural Indians
The Nettleton Tigers will look to defend their home field in their first game on Tuesday against the Itawamba Agricultural Indians at 6:30 p.m. Nettleton is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Last Saturday, Nettleton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Mooreville.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Itawamba Agricultural gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They never let Amory onto the board and left with a 10-0 win.
Not much got past Layla Owens, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Amory off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Skylar Partlow, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Abbie Robertson, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Nettleton's victory bumped their record up to 15-7. As for Itawamba Agricultural, they pushed their record up to 24-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Nettleton came up short against Itawamba Agricultural in their previous meeting on April 1st, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Owens, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Nettleton 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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