The Noxapater Tigers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Leake Central Gators at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Noxapater had to settle for an 8-7 loss against Nanih Waiya. Noxapater has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jodie Wilkes made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Aliyah McCool was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, sadly, Leake Central is still looking for their first win of the season after 13 matches. They suffered a rough 18-3 defeat at the hands of Winona last Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that Leake Central has lost by exactly 15 runs.
Noxapater's loss dropped their record down to 7-6-1. As for Leake Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
Noxapater took their victory against Leake Central when the teams last played back in February by a conclusive 20-3. Will Noxapater repeat their success, or does Leake Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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