The Jefferson Davis County Jaguars will venture away from home to square off against the Stringer Red Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Jefferson Davis County 3.2, Stringer 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Jefferson Davis County is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Mize just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 8-7.
Kacey Hathorn was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple marked the first that she hit this season. Zya Walker was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Stringer had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They never let the Bulldogs get on the board and left with a 12-0 win. Give the Red Devils' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Stringer got a massive performance out of Jaycee Holifield, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ava Jefcoat, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Stringer's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3-2. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.3 runs over those games. As for Jefferson Davis County, their loss dropped their record down to 12-2.
Jefferson Davis County suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Stringer when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Jaguars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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