Alcorn Central hasn't had much luck against New Site recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Alcorn Central Bears will be playing at home against the New Site Royals at 2:00 p.m. Alcorn Central will be strutting in after a victory while New Site will be coming in after a defeat.
Alcorn Central will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Monday, then bounced right back against Falkner on Friday. Alcorn Central walked away with a 20-15 win over Falkner. Considering the Bears' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Journey Phillips
| 02/21/25 @ Falkner | 4 |
| 03/16/24 vs Baldwyn | 3 |
| 02/20/24 vs Southaven | 3 |
| 03/12/24 vs Falkner | 2 |
| 04/06/24 @ Belmont | 1 |
Alcorn Central let Haizley Barber and Journey Phillips run wild. Barber scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances, while Phillips scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances. Those four runs gave Phillips a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Glorianna Johnson, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.
Alcorn Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Falkner only posted a batting average of .233.
Meanwhile, New Site scored first but ultimately less than Thrasher in their game on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Rebels by a score of 7-6.
Kendall Reese made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ava Elliott, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Alcorn Central's victory ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-2. As for New Site, they dropped their record down to 0-1 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Alcorn Central couldn't quite finish off New Site in their previous matchup back in April of 2017 and fell 13-11. Can Alcorn Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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