The Amory Panthers will head out to take on the Pontotoc Warriors at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Amory didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Houston by a score of 4-1 on Friday. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Hilltoppers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Pontotoc is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Munford. Pontotoc blew past Munford 10-3. The victory was nothing new for the Warriors as they're now sitting on six straight.
Miller Finn made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Finn was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Malachi Witcher, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Corbyn Clayton, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Pontotoc kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Munford only managed four hits.
Amory's record is now 7-5. As for Pontotoc, their record is now 11-2.
Amory couldn't quite get it done against Pontotoc in their previous meeting back in April of 2019 as they fell 8-4. Can Amory avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
