Port Gibson hasn't had much luck against Natchez recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Port Gibson Blue Waves are taking a road trip to square off against the Natchez Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. Port Gibson is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
While Port Gibson didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They never let Jefferson County get on the board and left with a 17-0 win on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Waves.
Michael Evans
| 03/06/25 vs Jefferson County | 3 |
| 02/14/25 vs Hazlehurst | 3 |
| 03/06/25 vs Jefferson County | 2 |
| 02/10/25 @ Porter's Chapel Academy | 2 |
| 02/27/25 vs Raymond | 1 |
Michael Evans was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing Six bases. while going 3-for-3. Port Gibson is undefeated when Evans posts two or more runs, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Kimontae Crutison, who scored two runs and stole Six bases. while going 1-for-1.
Port Gibson was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .667. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Natchez was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 15-2 to South Jones.
Natchez saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Sewell, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Natchez's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Port Gibson, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Port Gibson might still be hurting after the 11-3 loss they got from Natchez when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Port Gibson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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