The Petal Panthers will square off against the Poplarville Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Petal is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Oak Grove, who was ranked sixth at the time (Petal was ranked 19th). Petal came up short against Oak Grove last Friday, falling 4-0.
Meanwhile, Poplarville didn't have quite enough to beat Bay on Friday and fell 2-1. The Hornets haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Petal's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Poplarville, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9-1.
Petal skirted past Poplarville 3-2 in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. Does Petal have another victory up their sleeve, or will Poplarville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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