McLaurin won the last time they faced Mount Olive and things went their way on Friday too. McLaurin came out on top against Mount Olive by a score of 18-13. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Braden Phillips
| 03/28/25 vs Mount Olive | 3 |
| 03/17/25 @ Discovery Christian | 2 |
| 03/01/25 vs North Forrest | 2 |
| 02/28/25 vs Raymond | 2 |
| 03/07/25 vs Kemper County | 1 |
Braden Phillips was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Phillips was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Jamari Horton was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Mayo, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
McLaurin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. Their OBP was a full 0 higher than the also-impressive .550 that Mount Olive posted.
McLaurin's record now sits at 10-4. As for Mount Olive, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Coming up, McLaurin will face off against Enterprise at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Enterprise will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something McLaurin surely won't give up without a fight. As for Mount Olive, they will take on North Forrest at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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