Softball Recap: Itawamba Agricultural Finds Playoff Glory Versus South Pontotoc

Indians

Margin (Wins)

03/06/25 @ Shannon	19
02/17/25 @ Smithville	17
04/01/25 vs Shannon	15
03/27/25 @ Amory	13
04/24/25 vs South Pontotoc	12

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Itawamba Agricultural had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They put the hurt on the South Pontotoc Cougars with a sharp 13-1 win. Considering the Indians have won 18 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Abri McAlexander and Skylar Partlow did most of the damage at the plate: McAlexander earned four runs and five stolen bases, while Partlow went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases Partlow has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Mollie McGee, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.

Itawamba Agricultural always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Pontotoc only posted an OBP of .143.

Itawamba Agricultural has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matchups. That somehow still isn't as good as their 25-6 record this season. As for South Pontotoc, their loss dropped their record down to 17-8-1.

Itawamba Agricultural will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Cougars: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.