On Friday, it was close, but the North Pontotoc Vikings sidestepped the McNairy Central Bobcats for a 4-3 victory.
For McNairy Central's part, Case Stone spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Logan Kiestler stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
North Pontotoc has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for McNairy Central, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
North Pontotoc is on the road again on Tuesday to play South Pontotoc at 7:00 p.m. North Pontotoc's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so South Pontotoc's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for McNairy Central, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 16-7 loss vs. Booneville on the 16th.
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