The Hattiesburg Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Lumberton Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hattiesburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Hattiesburg will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Perry Central on Monday. The Tigers put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 13-2 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Tigers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Camiyah Craft made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3. What's more, she posted two RBI, the most she's had since back in February.
Darriyah Walls
| 04/14/25 vs Perry Central | 4 |
| 04/11/25 @ Columbia | 1 |
| 04/04/25 @ Sumrall | 2 |
| 03/31/25 vs West Jones | 6 |
| 03/28/25 @ Perry Central | 5 |
| + 2 more games |
In other batting news, Darriyah Walls and Kiyuana Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Walls scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Smith scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Walls has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Keke Trotter, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Hattiesburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .619. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Lumberton was able to grind out a solid victory over Our Lady Academy on Monday, taking the game 20-15.
Lumberton's record now sits at 5-6-1. As for Hattiesburg, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Hattiesburg took their victory against Lumberton when the teams last played back in February by a conclusive 14-4 score. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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