The Mize Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Stringer Red Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mize entered their tilt with Richton with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rebels a 13-0 shutout on Thursday.
Laney Little was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in four or more in the last three games she's played. Alevia Martin was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, everything went Stringer's way against Leake County on Thursday as Stringer made off with a 20-0 victory. That's two games straight that Stringer has won by exactly 20 runs.
Dusty King was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). King was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Madilyn Graham was a standout: she went 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Hannah Buckley, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Mize has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Stringer, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-4-1.
Mize beat Stringer 6-2 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Stringer's Kaylee Townsend, who pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Now that she won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Mize to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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