The Neelyville Tigers are on the road again on Tuesday to play the North County Raiders at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
North County's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Neelyville hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Neelyville's pitchers stepped up to hand Sikeston a 13-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, North County entered their tilt with DeSoto on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Dragons with a sharp 11-0 win.
Emma Pyeatt was excellent, going 2-for-2 with four RBI. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Amy Layton, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .478. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Neelyville's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for North County, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Everything went Neelyville's way against North County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Neelyville made off with an 11-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Neelyville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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