The Jonesboro Hurricane will face off against the Cross County Thunderbirds at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Jonesboro has given up an average of 19.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Jonesboro came up short against Buffalo Island Central on Monday, falling 21-12.
Daniella Mejia and Justice Taylor did some serious damage despite the final result: Mejia went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Taylor scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Arihya Quattlebaum, who scored two runs while going 1-for-5.
Meanwhile, Cross County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-6 heartbreaker at the hands of Palestine-Wheatley. That's two games in a row now that the Thunderbirds have lost by just one run.
Jonesboro's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Cross County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
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