Panthers
| 03/28/25 vs Neshoba Central | 6-2 |
| 03/27/25 vs Pearl | 12-0 |
| 03/25/25 vs Meridian | 10-0 |
| 03/21/25 @ Brandon | 6-5 |
Petal came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the Neshoba Central Rockets. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 1-0 victory the Rockets walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2016.
Jaley Weathersby spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Petal got a massive performance out of Morgan Taylor, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamryn Lofton, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs.
Taylor wasn't the only one working in the home run department: Petal lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in May of 2024.
Petal pushed their record up to 14-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Neshoba Central, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.
Petal has already played their next contest (against West Lauderdale), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Neshoba Central, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Warren Central at 6:30 p.m. Neshoba Central will need to watch out since Warren Central has now posted at least ten runs in their last three games.
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