The Northwest Rankin Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Oak Grove Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Northwest Rankin will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Northwest Rankin stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Everything went their way against Lewisburg as Northwest Rankin made off with a 14-4 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Northwest Rankin considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Grace Wallis was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Wallis was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jolie Hays, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hannah Sullivan, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Oak Grove sidestepped Meridian for a 2-1 win.
Northwest Rankin's victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-0. As for Oak Grove, they now have a winning record of 8-7-1.
Everything went Northwest Rankin's way against Oak Grove when the teams last played back in March as Northwest Rankin made off with an 8-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwest Rankin since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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