Cougars
| 04/10/25 vs Oak Grove | 7-0 |
| 04/08/25 @ Pearl | 15-0 |
| 04/05/25 @ Madison Central | 8-3 |
| 04/04/25 @ Petal | 9-0 |
| 04/01/25 @ Brandon | 8-5 |
| + 8 more games |
Northwest Rankin had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it 13 on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Oak Grove Warriors a 7-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cougars also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2024.
Grace Wallis made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Northwest Rankin got a great performance from Bella Pierce as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Pierce has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
Wallis wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sybil Glover, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another was Carlee Tubbs, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Northwest Rankin's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Oak Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Northwest Rankin beat the Warriors by a score of 3-2 later that day.
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