The Northeast Lauderdale Trojans will venture away from home to challenge the Starkville Yellowjackets at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northeast Lauderdale has three straight wins, Starkville has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Northeast Lauderdale got the win against Noxapater by a conclusive 11-1.
Meanwhile, Starkville fell victim to Germantown and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mavericks.
Northeast Lauderdale pushed their record up to 16-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for Starkville, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.
Northeast Lauderdale came out on top in a nail-biter against Starkville in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 7-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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