The North Pike Jaguars will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Florence Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
After only one run in their last match, North Pike made sure to put some runs up on the board against Brookhaven on Tuesday. Everything went North Pike's way against Brookhaven as North Pike made off with a 17-1 win.
Emilie Williams was a standout: she fired off two home runs, five RBI, and a stolen base while going 3-for-4. Kate Clements was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.
Meanwhile, while Florence put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Natchez. Florence was the clear victor by a 15-0 margin over Natchez. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Florence.
Florence got a massive performance out of Helen Roberts, who went 2-for-2 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Roberts has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Brantley Parrish, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
North Pike's victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Florence, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5-1 record this season.
North Pike took their win against Florence when the teams last played back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 7-1. Does North Pike have another victory up their sleeve, or will Florence turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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