The Strayhorn Mustangs will head out to square off against the Potts Camp Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Strayhorn will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Byhalia on Thursday. Strayhorn put the hurt on Byhalia with a sharp 19-1 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Mustangs' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, Potts Camp waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over the Mustangs. 11 seems to be a good number for the Cardinals as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Zoey Clark was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that she launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Holmes, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Clark wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Potts Camp kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2024.
Potts Camp's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.5 runs over those games. As for Strayhorn, they moved to 5-9 with that win, which also ended their five-game losing streak.
Strayhorn might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Potts Camp in their previous matchup on Tuesday. Can Strayhorn avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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