The Forrest County Agricultural Aggies will head out on the road to face off against the Northeast Jones Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Forrest County Agricultural finally turned things around against Citronelle on Thursday. Forrest County Agricultural's pitcher stepped up to hand Citronelle a 7-0 shutout.
C.J Eade spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Blaine Palmer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Northeast Jones stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Seminary with a sharp 16-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Northeast Jones who now have nine in a row.
Carter Wiginton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Wiginton was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaden Padgett, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Jax Sullins, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Forrest County Agricultural's record is now 8-12. As for Northeast Jones, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Forrest County Agricultural came out on top in a nail-biter against Northeast Jones in their previous meeting back in March of 2019, sneaking past 7-5. Will Forrest County Agricultural repeat their success, or does Northeast Jones have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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