For the first time this season, Choctaw Central will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup on Tuesday. They will look to defend their home field against the Northeast Lauderdale Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Choctaw Central sitting on three straight victories and Northeast Lauderdale on seven.
On Monday, Choctaw Central got the win against Starkville by a conclusive 16-6. Considering the Warriors have won five games by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Choctaw Central got a massive performance out of Rayne Killingsworth, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Killingsworth a new career-high. Lauren Frazier was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Choctaw Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, it was a classic North v. South duel when Northeast Lauderdale challenged Southeast Lauderdale on Friday. Everything went Northeast Lauderdale's way against Southeast Lauderdale as Northeast Lauderdale made off with a 14-3 win. That's two games straight that the Trojans have won by exactly 11 runs.
Northeast Lauderdale's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for Choctaw Central, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Choctaw Central took their victory against Northeast Lauderdale in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 13-4. Will Choctaw Central repeat their success, or does Northeast Lauderdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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