North Pike is 6-1 against South Jones since April of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Jaguars will welcome the Braves at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
North Pike is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Natchez get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won four in a row.
Savanna Hanks made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (three). She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Brenn Boyd
| 04/01/25 @ Natchez | 3 |
| 03/20/25 vs Natchez | 2 |
| 04/13/24 vs Clinton | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ Brookhaven | 1 |
| 03/14/25 @ Puckett | 1 |
In other batting news, Brenn Boyd was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ahlyana Houston, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
North Pike always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .704. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, South Jones made easy work of Brookhaven on Tuesday and carried off a 12-6 victory. Considering the Braves have won five matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
North Pike pushed their record up to 5-13 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for South Jones, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
North Pike skirted past South Jones 6-5 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Do the Jaguars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Braves turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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