The Stone Tomcats will head out on the road to challenge the Resurrection Catholic Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Stone is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Stone barely beat Hattiesburg the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tomcats blew past the Tigers 11-5 on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Tomcats needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Brax Batson
| 03/03/26 vs Hattiesburg | 4 |
| 02/09/26 vs Resurrection Catholic | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Laurel | 2 |
| 02/17/26 vs St. Patrick | 1 |
| 02/10/26 @ Forrest County Agricultural | 1 |
Brax Batson was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Resurrection Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Presbyterian Christian, falling 12-2.
Cortez King was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two runs.
Resurrection Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Stone, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Resurrection Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Stone has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Resurrection Catholic, though, as they've been averaging only 4 strikeouts. Will Stone keep running through batters, or will the Eagles buck the trend?
Everything went Stone's way against Resurrection Catholic in their previous matchup back in February, as Stone made off with a 13-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tomcats 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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