North Pontotoc hasn't had much luck against Tupelo recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Vikings are taking a road trip to square off against the Golden Wave at 6:00 p.m. North Pontotoc will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
North Pontotoc can't be too worried about heading out to take on Tupelo: they just beat Myrtle at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Vikings walked away with a 10-7 win over the Hawks on Tuesday. North Pontotoc's victory was all the more impressive since the Hawks were averaging only 2.91 runs allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, Tupelo lost 14-4 to Clinton on Tuesday. The Golden Wave have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Leah Stribling was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run and one stolen base.
North Pontotoc pushed their record up to 15-8 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Tupelo, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
North Pontotoc suffered a grim 15-3 defeat to Tupelo in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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