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| 04/11/25 - Home | 5-0 W |
| 04/16/24 - Home | 9-8 W |
| 04/05/24 - Away | 4-5 L |
| 04/18/23 - Away | 1-4 L |
| 04/06/23 - Home | 3-2 W |
The home team had won the previous six meetings between Anna-Jonesboro and Pinckneyville, and Anna-Jonesboro kept the tradition alive. The Wildcats' pitcher stepped up to hand the Panthers a 5-0 shutout on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wildcats also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2024.
Not much got past Ruby Yates, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Pinckneyville off the board. Yates has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up a single walk in ten consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kansas Craig, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Ariana Turner was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one triple and two RBI.
Anna-Jonesboro's victory bumped their record up to 13-1. As for Pinckneyville, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 9-2.
Coming up, Anna-Jonesboro will venture away from home to square off against Ballard Memorial at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Pinckneyville, they will host Nashville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Panthers are facing the Hornets at the right time seeing as the Hornets are stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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