The Jonesboro Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Blum Bobcats at 5:00 a.m. One thing working in Jonesboro's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matches.
Jonesboro is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Meridian (and have done all season long). Jonesboro's pitchers stepped up to hand Meridian a 23-0 shutout on Friday. Jonesboro's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Blum came up short against Hico two weeks ago and fell 7-3. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Blum has scored all season.
Caelan Ringer put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Ringer has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Ringer was also solid in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, McKayla Whatley and Skylar Allen did some serious damage despite the final result: Whatley scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Allen scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Emma Peacock, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Jonesboro is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Blum, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Jonesboro took their victory against Blum when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 13-6. Does Jonesboro have another victory up their sleeve, or will Blum turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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