The Choctaw County Chargers will face off against the Nettleton Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Choctaw County has struggled recently with nine defeats in a row, while Nettleton will arrive with nine straight wins.
Choctaw County came up short against Nettleton on Tuesday, falling 11-1.
For Nettleton's part, Bailey Payne spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 12 Ks. Those 12 strikeouts gave Payne a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Zyah Gunter was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Addie Bates, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Nettleton pushed their record up to 11-1-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.6 hits in those games compared to only 4.88 in the others. As for Choctaw County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
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