The North Pike Jaguars will challenge the Sumrall Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for North Pike: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Sumrall has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
It was a proper cat-fight when North Pike took on Brookhaven on Tuesday. The Jaguars fell 8-4 to the Panthers. That's two games in a row now that the Jaguars have lost by exactly four runs.
Ahlyana Houston was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellyn Williams, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sumrall faced Petal in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Bobcats narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Panthers 8-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bobcats have posted since March 11th.
The team relied heavily on Kara Applewhite, who went 1-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mallory Pope, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Sumrall has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for North Pike, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.
North Pike beat Sumrall 6-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Jaguars repeat their success, or do the Bobcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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