The Hernando Tigers will challenge the Pontotoc Warriors at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Hernando is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
On Thursday, Hernando earned a 9-4 win over Northpoint Christian.
Cade Kozcka looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
On the hitting side, Luke Romine was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Phillips, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Pontotoc won against South Pontotoc on Saturday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Warriors narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Amory 7-6. The win continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won four in a row.
The team relied heavily on Braxton Whiteside, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Pontotoc's victory bumped their record up to 17-8. As for Hernando, their win bumped their record up to 18-8-1.
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