North Pontotoc lost against New Albany back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The North Pontotoc Vikings fell just short of the New Albany Bulldogs by a score of 4-3.
For New Albany's part, Hayes Daniel tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Daniel has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Jake Thomas picked up the save, pitching 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, New Albany's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Parker Hicks, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
North Pontotoc has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season. As for New Albany, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-6.
While North Pontotoc had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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