For the second straight game, West Point will face off against Pontotoc. West Point will challenge Pontotoc at 10:13 a.m. on Thursday.
West Point fell victim to Pontotoc and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to the Warriors. The defeat continues a trend for the Green Wave in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost three in a row.
For Pontotoc's part, Star Williams was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over seven innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Williams a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emarie Boddie, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Madi Collums, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Pontotoc is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games. West Point's loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
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