The Oak Grove Warriors are taking a road trip to face off against the Purvis Tornadoes at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Oak Grove has given up an average of 7.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Oak Grove is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: West Marion, who was ranked seventh at the time (Oak Grove was ranked 14th). Oak Grove lost 12-2 to West Marion on Thursday. The contest marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Purvis). They put the hurt on Columbia with a sharp 21-3 victory on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Tornadoes in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won five in a row.
Aubrey Easley - 2026 and Brooxie Shepherd - 2026 did most of the damage at the plate: Easley - 2026 went 2-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and three RBI, while Shepherd - 2026 went 3-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Those four runs gave Easley - 2026 a new career-high. Noa Bolar - 2027 also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Oak Grove's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Purvis, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
Oak Grove suffered a grim 22-9 defeat to Purvis when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Oak Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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