The New Albany Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Tishomingo County Braves at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
New Albany gave up the first runs on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. Everything went their way against North Pontotoc as New Albany made off with a 19-13 victory. The Bulldogs' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Connor Yarbrough
| 03/28/25 @ North Pontotoc | 3 |
| 02/21/25 vs Pontotoc | 2 |
| 03/17/25 vs Mantachie | 1 |
| 03/03/25 vs South Pontotoc | 1 |
| 02/28/25 vs Water Valley | 1 |
New Albany got a massive performance out of Connor Yarbrough, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance also gave Yarbrough a new career-high in hits (three). Another player making a difference was Darion Jackson, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
New Albany kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 12.6.
Meanwhile, Tishomingo County got themselves on the board against Shannon on Friday, but Shannon never followed suit. They blew past the Red Raiders 15-0. The win was familiar territory for the Braves, who have now won three games in a row.
New Albany has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. Tishomingo County's record is now 12-8.
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