The Tishomingo County Braves will take on the New Albany Bulldogs at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tishomingo County's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Shannon with a sharp 15-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Braves, who have now won three games in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Albany). They were the clear victors by a 19-13 margin over North Pontotoc on Friday.
New Albany got a massive performance out of Connor Yarbrough, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. Those six RBI gave Yarbrough a new career-high. Darion Jackson was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
New Albany kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 12.6.
New Albany has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. Tishomingo County's win bumped their record up to 12-8.
Tishomingo County skirted past New Albany 4-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. Does Tishomingo County have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Albany turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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