Kossuth has won 13 straight games at home, while Booneville has won 13 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Aggies will host the Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. Kossuth's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Booneville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Kossuth is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over Choctaw County. The Aggies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 16 contests by seven runs or more this season.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Booneville and Nettleton meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Monday. The Blue Devils had just enough and edged out the Tigers 4-2.
John Greyson Pharr was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
Pharr wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jack Sandlin, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Kossuth's win bumped their record up to 25-5. As for Booneville, their victory bumped their record up to 18-13.
Everything went Kossuth's way against Booneville in their previous meeting back in March, as Kossuth made off with a 10-1 win. Do the Aggies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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