Tigers
| 03/08/25 vs Taylorsville | 23 |
| 02/25/25 vs Bay Springs | 16 |
| 02/11/25 @ Wayne County | 15 |
| 02/14/25 vs Seminary | 14 |
| 03/06/25 vs Morton | 13 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northeast Jones). Everything went their way against the Taylorsville Tartars on Saturday as the Northeast Jones Tigers made off with a 23-0 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Tigers needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Jillian Butts looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in March of 2024.
At the plate, Northeast Jones got a massive performance out of Kylinn Vice, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Those three runs gave Vice a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alex Whigham, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Northeast Jones always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .800. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Northeast Jones has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-2-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. Taylorsville's defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-12.
Looking ahead, Northeast Jones will face off against Stringer at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Stringer 3.4, Northeast Jones 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Taylorsville, they will welcome Mize at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Mize is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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