The Purvis Tornadoes are taking a road trip to face off against the Ridgeland Titans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Purvis has three straight victories, Ridgeland has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Purvis will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating North Pike, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. The Tornadoes put the hurt on the Jaguars with a sharp 13-2 win on Tuesday. The Tornadoes' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Ridgeland didn't have quite enough to beat Scott Central on Friday and fell 5-4.
Christiuna Levy put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 7.5 strikeouts per game. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one double. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
In other batting news, Madison Dora was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Purvis' victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Ridgeland, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
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