The Locust Grove Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Jones County Greyhounds at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Locust Grove will head into Thursday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-run they dealt Eagle's Landing on Thursday. Locust Grove put the hurt on Eagle's Landing with a sharp 9-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Wildcats who have now won three contests in a row.
Meanwhile, Jones County got themselves on the board against Hampton on Tuesday, but Hampton never followed suit. They were the clear victor by a 14-0 margin over the Hornets.
Locust Grove pushed their record up to 9-6 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Jones County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Locust Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Jones County in their previous matchup back in August, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Locust Grove since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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