Corinth was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Booneville Blue Devils, sneaking past 6-4. This was payback for the Warriors, who suffered a 3-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
McKinley Moore
| 03/14/25 @ Booneville | 11 |
| 02/13/25 vs DeSoto Central | 9 |
| 05/10/24 @ Lafayette | 5 |
| 02/25/25 @ Alcorn Central | 4 |
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McKinley Moore spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kinley Pittman, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Maggie Parchman was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
The victory made it two in a row for Corinth and bumps their season record up to 5-3. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs across that stretch. As for Booneville, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2.
Coming up, Corinth will welcome East Union at 12:45 p.m. on Friday. Corinth is on a three-game streak of home wins, East Union a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Booneville, they will host Hatley at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. Booneville's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Hatley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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