The North Pike Jaguars will head out on the road to take on the West Marion Trojans at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. North Pike will be strutting in after a victory while West Marion will be coming in after a defeat.
North Pike took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Vicksburg onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Jaguars needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Grayson Reeves
| 02/13/25 vs Vicksburg | 3 |
| 04/16/24 vs Wesson | 1 |
| 03/26/24 @ Brookhaven | 1 |
| 03/19/24 vs Natchez | 1 |
| 03/07/24 @ Florence | 1 |
Grayson Reeves and Dawson Bigner did most of the damage at the plate: Reeves scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Bigner scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those three stolen bases gave Reeves a new career-high. Ryan Weber was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
North Pike always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .643. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Vicksburg only posted an OBP of .077.
Meanwhile, West Marion fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Columbia on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 8-7.
Caden Turnage put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Turnage was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
In other batting news, Taylor Stringer made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Braxton Albritton, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
West Marion's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for North Pike, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
North Pike suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to West Marion when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Can North Pike avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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