The Northeast Jones Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Stringer Red Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northeast Jones is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Purvis, who was ranked 19th at the time (Northeast Jones was ranked 25th). The Tigers never let the Tornadoes get on the board and left with a 7-0 win on Thursday. The victory was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on three straight.
Caroline Myrick
| 03/26/26 vs Purvis | 8 |
| 03/12/26 vs Vancleave | 8 |
| 03/10/26 @ Vancleave | 8 |
| 03/07/26 vs Enterprise | 8 |
| 03/03/26 vs Wayne County | 9 |
The result came thanks to Caroline Myrick's shutout, as she gave up just a hit and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Northeast Jones got a big performance out of Taylor Landrum, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of A'Niyah Cooley, who got on base in two of her four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Northeast Jones hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Stringer got the win against Taylorsville on Thursday by a conclusive 18-0. The Red Devils haven't had any issues with the Tartars recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Northeast Jones' record now sits at 17-4. As for Stringer, their record is now 8-4-1.
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