There's no place like home for Oak Grove, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the South Jones Braves on Saturday. That's more bragging rights for the Warriors, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Eric Booth Jr, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kendrell Roberts, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one stolen base.
Warriors
| 02/22/25 vs South Jones | 8-3 |
| 02/18/25 vs West Marion | 11-2 |
| 02/15/25 vs St. Patrick | 15-3 |
| 02/10/25 vs Hattiesburg | 10-6 |
| 04/27/24 vs Gulfport | 4-3 |
| + 4 more games |
Oak Grove's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs over those games. As for South Jones, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Oak Grove will host Madison-Ridgeland Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for South Jones, they will be playing in front of their home fans against D'Iberville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. D'Iberville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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