For the second straight game, Mendenhall will face off against Quitman. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Mendenhall Tigers take on Quitman Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mendenhall has four straight wins, Quitman has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mendenhall's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Quitman 13-0. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won ten matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Kimora Bouldin was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Furthermore, she didn't allow a single earned run, the first time she has blanked an opponent since back in March of 2024. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nala Ducksworth, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Emma Fewell, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Mendenhall always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .609. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .609 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Mendenhall's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.3 runs over those games. As for Quitman, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
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