The Greene County Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the East Central Hornets at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Greene County's hitters has struggled lately (they haven't scored a run in three consecutive games), something the team is no doubt ready to change.
Friday just wasn't the day for Greene County's offense. They came up short against Ocean Springs on Friday, falling 14-0.
Greene County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amiyah Garrett, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base. That stolen base was Garrett's first of the season.
Meanwhile, East Central beat Pascagoula 7-4 on Friday.
Angelina Gutierrez was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one double. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits (three). Another player making a difference was Lizzy Kennedy, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
East Central's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-3. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 2.4 runs. As for Greene County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Greene County couldn't quite finish off East Central in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 and fell 9-7. Can Greene County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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