Itawamba Agricultural waltzed into their matchup on Monday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Nettleton Tigers. That's more bragging rights for Itawamba Agricultural, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Layla Owens made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Owens has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Owens was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a triple and two RBI.
Owens wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Alden Kline, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Itawamba Agricultural's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-1. As for Nettleton, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
Itawamba Agricultural will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Shannon at 6:30 p.m. Itawamba Agricultural is facing Shannon at the right time seeing as Shannon is stuck on a 14-game losing streak. As for Nettleton, they will head out on the road to face off against East Webster at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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