Booneville is 2-8 against North Pontotoc since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Blue Devils will square off against the Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Booneville comes in on six and North Pontotoc on four.
Booneville can't be too worried about heading out to take on North Pontotoc: they just beat Pine Grove at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Blue Devils put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 12-3 win on Monday.
Knox Houston
| 04/14/25 @ Pine Grove | 3 |
| 04/08/25 @ Mantachie | 2 |
| 02/18/25 vs Pine Grove | 2 |
| 04/05/25 @ Tishomingo County | 1 |
| 03/21/25 vs Kossuth | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
The team relied heavily on Knox Houston, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Booneville's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 10-14 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Corbin White, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, North Pontotoc got themselves on the board against Bruce on Monday, but Bruce never followed suit. They blew past the Trojans 7-0. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by seven runs or more this season.
Booneville pushed their record up to 13-14 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 11.0 runs over those games. As for North Pontotoc, their victory bumped their record up to 17-11.
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