For the second straight game, New Hope will face off against Pontotoc. The Trojans will challenge the Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. New Hope is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
New Hope is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Pontotoc 8-6.
For Pontotoc's part, Morgan Pennington was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Madi Collums was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one RBI.
New Hope pushed their record up to 21-7 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Pontotoc, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-11.
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