The Kossuth Aggies will square off against the East Union Urchins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Kossuth 1.9, East Union 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Kossuth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Lewisburg, who was ranked 11th at the time (Kossuth was ranked 20th). The Aggies walked away with a 7-3 win over the Patriots on Thursday.
Hallie Kate Smith and Audree Butler did most of the damage at the plate: Smith went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Butler went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Callie Weaver also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Kossuth kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lewisburg only managed four.
Meanwhile, East Union entered their tilt with Strayhorn on Tuesday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mustangs a 23-0 shutout. Give the Urchins' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Kossuth's victory bumped their record up to 11-2. As for East Union, their win bumped their record up to 14-3.
Kossuth skirted past East Union 4-3 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Do the Aggies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Urchins turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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