Itawamba Agricultural faced Pontotoc in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Itawamba Agricultural came out on top in a nail-biter against Pontotoc, sneaking past 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Indians have posted since February 14th.

Adalee Abbott
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Adalee Abbott was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Mollie McGee was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
The win was the third in a row for Itawamba Agricultural, bringing their record up to 17-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Pontotoc, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-4.
Coming up, Itawamba Agricultural will welcome Shannon at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Itawamba Agricultural is facing Shannon at the right time seeing as Shannon is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Pontotoc, they will head out to challenge Lafayette at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lafayette's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Pontotoc's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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