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| 02/20/24 - Away | 10-14 L |
| 03/04/21 - Home | 6-5 W |
| 03/05/20 - Away | 10-4 W |
| 02/28/20 - Home | 7-6 W |
| 04/01/17 - Home | 13-4 W |
| + 2 more games |
Tupelo has gone 6-1 against North Pontotoc recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. Tupelo is taking a road trip to square off against North Pontotoc at 9:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Tupelo's victory against Starkville wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Tupelo skirted past Starkville 8-7. That's two games straight that the Golden Wave have won by just one run.
Meanwhile, North Pontotoc waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Indians a 14-0 shutout. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by eight runs or more this season.
North Pontotoc got a big performance out of Rayn Naugle, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave Naugle a new career-high in RBI (two). Sadie Rhea also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
North Pontotoc always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .800. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
North Pontotoc now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Tupelo, their win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-8.
Tupelo couldn't quite get it done against North Pontotoc in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 as they fell 14-10. Can Tupelo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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