The Northeast Jones Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Southeast Lauderdale Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northeast Jones has 11 straight wins, Southeast Lauderdale has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Northeast Jones gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against Mendenhall as Northeast Jones made off with a 12-2 win.
Caroline Myrick and Jasmine Jones made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Myrick tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Meanwhile, Jones tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). At the plate, Myrick got on base in three of her five plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Jones went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaden Graham, who scored three runs while going 4-for-5. Erin Jefferson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Southeast Lauderdale lost a close one when they played two weeks ago but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on last Thursday was a bit more commanding. They suffered a tough 14-3 defeat at the hands of Enterprise.
Adrianna Stephens was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Northeast Jones pushed their record up to 13-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.6 runs per game. As for Southeast Lauderdale, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
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