The Pontotoc Warriors will take on the Pine Grove Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Pontotoc is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Itawamba Agricultural, who was ranked 14th at the time (Pontotoc was ranked 21st). Pontotoc never let Itawamba Agricultural get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won four contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
Pontotoc let Corbyn Clayton and Malachi Witcher run wild. Clayton scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Witcher scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jaxon Dandridge was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Pontotoc was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Pine Grove earned a 6-2 victory over Alcorn Central on Saturday.
Pontotoc's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Pine Grove, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Pontotoc was able to grind out a solid victory over Pine Grove in their previous meeting back in March of 2021, winning 9-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pontotoc 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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