On Friday, Corinth faced South Panola in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Corinth Warriors had just enough and edged the South Panola Tigers out 3-2. Winning may never get old, but Corinth sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Callie Pounders spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Corinth's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kinley Pittman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Corinth has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for South Panola, their loss ended an 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 23-4.
Corinth does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Panola, they will head out on the road to challenge Ridgeland at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. South Panola is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
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