The New Hope Trojans will challenge the Eupora Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
New Hope is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Columbus get on the board and left with a 20-0 victory on Thursday. Winning may never get old, but the Trojans sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Kaselyn Harcrow was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Kennedi Martin
| 03/26/26 vs Columbus | 4 |
| 03/20/26 vs Itawamba Agricultural | 2 |
| 02/13/26 vs South Pontotoc | 2 |
| 05/03/25 vs Pontotoc | 2 |
| 03/11/26 vs White House | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kennedi Martin, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Lexi McBrayer was another key player, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
New Hope was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .615. They are 6-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Eupora made easy work of Kemper County on Thursday and carried off a 17-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won 15 games by six runs or more so far this season.
New Hope's victory bumped their record up to 12-9. As for Eupora, their win bumped their record up to 18-2.
New Hope couldn't quite get it done against Eupora in their previous meeting back in February of 2017 as they fell 9-6. Will the Trojans have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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