The West Jones Mustangs will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Hattiesburg Tigers at 5:00 p.m.
After soaring to 12 runs the game before, West Jones was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They suffered a rough 10-0 loss at the hands of Pearl River Central. Considering the last time West Jones couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, Hattiesburg entered their tilt with Laurel with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Golden Tornadoes with a sharp 17-0 win on Monday. Considering Hattiesburg has won four matchups by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Camiya Craft was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Craft has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Craft was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lyric Walker was a standout: she scored three runs and stole six bases while going 2-for-2. Chloee Parhm was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
West Jones' defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Hattiesburg, they pushed their record up to 5-7 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
West Jones came out on top in a nail-biter against Hattiesburg in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Jones 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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