The Pontotoc Warriors will square off against the Amory Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pontotoc is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Pontotoc is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Munford, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Pontotoc was ranked tenth). Everything went Pontotoc's way against Munford on Friday as Pontotoc made off with a 10-3 win. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Miller Finn
| 03/14/25 vs Munford | 2 |
| 03/07/25 @ Clarksdale | 1 |
| 03/01/25 vs New Albany | 1 |
| 02/27/25 @ East Union | 1 |
| 02/21/25 @ New Albany | 1 |
Miller Finn made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Finn was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits.
In other batting news, Malachi Witcher was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Corbyn Clayton, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Pontotoc kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Munford only managed four hits.
Meanwhile, Amory had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Houston by a score of 4-1 on Friday. While the Panthers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Amory's victory bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Pontotoc, their win bumped their record up to 11-2.
Pontotoc was able to grind out a solid victory over Amory in their previous meeting back in April of 2019, winning 8-4. Will Pontotoc repeat their success, or does Amory have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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