South Jones hasn't had much luck against North Pike recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Braves will venture away from home to challenge the Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, South Jones made easy work of Brookhaven and carried off a 12-6 win. The result was nothing new for the Braves, who have now won five matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Pike). They never let Natchez get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Savanna Hanks made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (three). She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Brenn Boyd was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Ahlyana Houston was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
North Pike always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .704. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
North Pike pushed their record up to 5-13 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for South Jones, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-5.
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