Tupelo fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Pontotoc on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 8-5 to the Warriors. The defeat continues a trend for the Golden Wave in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost four in a row.
Leah Stribling and Brooklyn Berry stepped up to the plate in a big way. Stribling went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double, while Berry went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Jazmine Quinn was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Tupelo's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Pontotoc, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 16-10.
Tupelo has already played their next contest (against Hernando), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Pontotoc, they will challenge Cleveland Central at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Warriors' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Wolves have averaged an impressive 9.8 runs per game this season.
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