A best-of-three postseason softball series in Mississippi was pushed back a day due to rain.
Now, Grenada and Vicksburg will begin its Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 6A opening-round playoff Friday afternoon. The first game will take place at 5 p.m. Friday in Vicksburg; then on Saturday, Game 2 will be at 11 a.m. in Grenada, with an if-necessary Game 3 to immediately follow.
Vicksburg enters the postseason with a 7-12 record. However, after starting the season 0-9, the Gators have won seven of their last 10 games.
They’ve also won two straight games going into Friday’s playoff, beating Warren Central on April 15 and Terry two days later.
In the 7-4 win against Warren Central, Shandrea Lockridge went 2-for-3 and Zion Harvey doubled and drove in two runs. Then in the Gators’ 15-5 win against Terry, Camden McGloster, Harvey, Makynzie Dunmore and Avery VanNorman all had two-hit games.
For Grenada, the Chargers enter the postseason at 16-8 overall and went 8-2 in 6A Region 1, good for second place. They have won six of their last seven games, including three straight to cap the regular season.
Olivia Lashley, a junior, leads the team in average (.492), on-base percentage (.554), hits (32), runs scored (29) and slugging percentage (.815). Another junior, Mary Taylour Wilbourn, is the leader in RBIs with 28 and is second in both batting (.397) and on-base percentage (.514), while junior Madison Woodard is batting .391 with 27 hits and 21 runs scored.
Wilbourn is also the team’s top pitcher with a 16-8 record and a 1.69 earned run average. She has struck out 248 batters in 132 2/3 innings.
Here’s everything you need to know about live streaming the bi-district series between Grenada and Vicksburg.
How to watch Grenada vs. Vicksburg softball
•. Live Stream Game 1: Watch on the NFHS Network.
Grenada vs. Vicksburg will air live on the NFHS Network. You can subscribe to the NFHS Network on a monthly basis or an annual subscription.
Grenada vs. Vicksburg softball start times
•. Game 1 Date: Friday, April 25
•. Game 1 Time: 5 p.m. CT/3 p.m. PT
•. Game 2 Date: Saturday, April 26
•. Game 2 Time: 11 a.m. CT/9 a.m. PT
•. Game 3 Date: Saturday, April 26 (if necessary)
•. Game 3 Date: Immediately following Game 2.
The first pitch for Game 1 Friday will be at 5 p.m. CT and will be played at Vicksburg High School. Game 2 will be at 11 a.m. CT on Saturday in Grenada, and if necessary, Game 3 will be played immediately afterward.