The Itawamba Agricultural Indians will face off against the Booneville Blue Devils at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Itawamba Agricultural sitting on six straight victories and Booneville on seven.
Itawamba Agricultural saw some tournament action on Saturday. They came out on top against Hatley by a score of 7-2.
Meanwhile, it was close, but last Friday Booneville sidestepped Ripley for a 6-5 win.
Booneville's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Itawamba Agricultural, their victory bumped their record up to 21-3.
Itawamba Agricultural came out on top in a nail-biter against Booneville when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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