Baseball Game Preview: Forrest County Agricultural Aggies vs. Northeast Jones Tigers

Forrest County Agricultural and Northeast Jones are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Aggies will venture away from home to take on the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Forrest County Agricultural came out on top against St. Stanislaus last Saturday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run sixth inning. The Aggies took their game against the Rock-a-Chaws 8-3. Eight seems to be a good number for the Aggies as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Parks Brock

Runs (Career)

04/12/25 @ St. Stanislaus	3
04/05/25 vs St. Stanislaus	2
04/03/25 vs Sumrall	2
03/08/25 @ Poplarville	2
03/01/25 vs Pass Christian	2

Parks Brock and Landyn Anderson were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Brock tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Anderson pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. He has become a key player for Forrest County Agricultural: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 9-11 otherwise. At bat, Brock went 3-for-4 with three runs and one double, while Anderson went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Those three runs gave Brock a new career-high.

In other batting news, Preston Anderson was excellent, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.

Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Northeast Jones rose to the challenge on Friday. They skirted past Bay 6-4. That's two games straight that Northeast Jones has won by exactly two runs.

Northeast Jones let Ryne Herrington and Cruz Sullins run wild. Herrington went 2-for-3 with one home run, while Sullins went 2-for-4 with one home run. That home run marked the first that Herrington has launched this season. Another player making a difference was Carter Wiginton, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.

Northeast Jones has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Forrest County Agricultural, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-11.

Forrest County Agricultural came out on top in a nail-biter against Northeast Jones in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 4-2. Do the Aggies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.