Mooreville was the 13-8 winner over North Pontotoc when they last played one another last Thursday, but their luck changed this time around. The Mooreville Troopers fell just short of the North Pontotoc Vikings by a score of 16-14 on Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (13), the Troopers still had to take the loss.
Ella Grace Mitchell
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Ella Grace Mitchell put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Furthermore, she didn't allow a single walk, the first time she has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with three doubles, three RBI, and one run. Those three doubles gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Lexi Webb was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 5-for-5 with three doubles, three RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. Mckenna Hutcherson also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Even though they lost, Mooreville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Mooreville's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for North Pontotoc, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mooreville will welcome West Union at 11:00 a.m. on March 14th. As for North Pontotoc, they will be playing at home against Myrtle at 9:00 p.m. on Friday. North Pontotoc has given up an average of 9.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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