The Amory Panthers will take on the Tishomingo County Braves at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Friday, Amory came up short against Caledonia and fell 6-2. The Panthers have struggled against the Cavaliers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Amory saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Janiya Cockerham, who went 1-for-3 with one home run. Mak McAlester also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Tishomingo County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Ripley 2-1.
Tishomingo County's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Amory, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
Amory came out on top in a nail-biter against Tishomingo County in their previous matchup on March 7th, sneaking past 6-5. Will Amory repeat their success, or does Tishomingo County has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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