Caledonia is 0-7 against South Pontotoc since April of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The Caledonia Cavaliers will head out to square off against the South Pontotoc Cougars at 1:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Caledonia had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt West Point on Tuesday. Caledonia put the hurt on West Point with a sharp 9-2 win. The victory continues a trend for the Cavaliers in their matchups with the Green Wave: they've now won nine in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Pontotoc). They blew past Starkville 27-18 on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Cougars sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
South Pontotoc got a massive performance out of Haylee Phillips, who got on base in five of her six plate appearances with five RBI, three runs, and one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that Phillips snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Macy Bain, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.
South Pontotoc kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 21 hits. They got seven more hits than Starkville's also-impressive total of 14.
South Pontotoc pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.8 runs over those games. As for Caledonia, their record is now 10-3-1.
Caledonia couldn't quite get it done against South Pontotoc in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 as they fell 8-5. Can Caledonia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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