The Nettleton Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Choctaw County Chargers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Nettleton has nine straight wins, Choctaw County has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Nettleton barely beat Choctaw County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Nettleton put the hurt on Choctaw County with a sharp 11-1 victory on Tuesday. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by seven runs or more this season.
Bailey Payne spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
Zyah Gunter
| 03/18/25 vs Choctaw County | 2 |
| 03/14/25 @ Tupelo | 1 |
| 03/13/25 @ Ripley | 1 |
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Zyah Gunter, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. Kennice Finnie also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Nettleton's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Choctaw County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
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