It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but West Lauderdale had no problem doing just that on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Purvis Tornadoes 2-1. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by just one run.
Knights
| 05/19/25 vs Purvis | 2-1 |
| 05/09/25 vs Newton County | 5-4 |
| 05/02/25 @ Itawamba Agricultural | 4-0 |
| 05/02/25 vs Itawamba Agricultural | 4-0 |
The victory was the fourth in a row for West Lauderdale, bringing their record up to 31-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Purvis, they moved to 28-7 with that defeat, which also ended their nine-game winning streak.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Tornadoes beat West Lauderdale by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday.
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