Nettleton is on a four-game streak of home wins, while East Union is on a 14-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Nettleton Tigers will host the East Union Urchins at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Nettleton 1.7, East Union 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
While Nettleton's victory against Tupelo wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Nettleton had just enough and edged out Tupelo 6-5 on Friday. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Golden Wave recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Bailey Payne spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
Zion Seals
| 03/14/25 @ Tupelo | 4 |
| 04/09/24 vs Mooreville | 2 |
| 02/29/24 vs Caledonia | 2 |
| 02/23/24 @ Hamilton | 2 |
| 02/25/25 vs South Pontotoc | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Zion Seals, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Taylor, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, while East Union put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Wheeler. East Union put the hurt on Wheeler with a sharp 9-0 victory. Considering the Urchins have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Lucy Cochran made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Cochran was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
In other batting news, Madi Robbins was incredible, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. while going 3-for-3. Ali Cooper was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
East Union was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .316 or higher in five consecutive games.
East Union's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Nettleton, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1-1.
Nettleton came up short against East Union when the teams last played back in March of 2021, falling 6-2. Can Nettleton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
