The Nettleton Tigers will head out to square off against the Pontotoc Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Nettleton has five straight wins, Pontotoc has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Nettleton's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Mooreville.
Not much got past Bailey Payne, who gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Mooreville off the board. Payne has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Zion Seals, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4. What's more, she posted two doubles, the most she's had since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Zyah Gunter, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Nettleton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mooreville only posted a batting average of .083.
Meanwhile, Pontotoc came up short against New Hope on Thursday and fell 4-1.
Pontotoc saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Star Williams, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Nettleton pushed their record up to 23-2-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Pontotoc, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
Nettleton beat Pontotoc 6-3 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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