How to watch Booneville vs. Enterprise-Clarke in the Mississippi Class 3A high school softball championship finals

A deciding Game 3 in the Mississippi High School Activities Association high school softball finals is set for Friday evening.

Booneville (30-4) will take on Enterprise-Clarke (26-11) in a winner-take-all game to determine the Class 3A state champion in Hattiesburg on the University of Southern Mississippi campus.

Enterprise-Clarke took the opening game on Tuesday, 1-0, which wasn’t decided until the top of the eighth inning. Lanie Addkison, which started the inning on second base due to the international tie-breaker rule, went to third on a wild pitch and then another wild pitch brought her home.

Pitcher Macey Dearman then made that lead stand with a three-hit shutout, throwing 112 pitches in the effort. She also struck out 10.

Despite the loss, Booneville pitcher Olivia Garrett struck out 20 batters and gave up just two hits over eight innings.

But Garrett and the Blue Devils were on the winning side in Game 2 on Wednesday, as Booneville evened the series with a 6-0 run. Garrett got a complete-game shutout and gave up six hits while striking out 10, and also went 2-for-2 at the plate with two RBIs, including a solo home run in the fourth.

Championship series games continue through Saturday at USM. There will be at least two Game 3's on Saturday, as George County faces Neshoba Central for the 6A title, while Stringer takes on Myrtle for the Class 1A championship.

Here’s everything you need to know about live streaming Game 3 of the Class 3A championship softball series in Mississippi:

How to watch the MHSAA softball championship series

•.  3A Finals Game 3: Watch on the NFHS Network.

The 3A final between Booneville and Enterprise-Clarke on Friday will air live on the NFHS Network. You can subscribe to the NFHS Network on a monthly basis or an annual subscription.

MHSAA Class 3A Game 3 softball start time

•.  Date: Friday, May 16

•.  Time: 5:45 p.m. CT/3:45 p.m. PT

The first pitch for Game 3 of the MHSAA Class 3A softball championship between Booneville and Enterprise-Clarke will start at 5:45 p.m. CT at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.

Northwest Rankin makes it back-to-back 7A titles

For the second straight season, and the third time in the past four seasons, Northwest Rankin has won a state softball championship.

The Cougars swept a two-game Class 7A championship series against Hernando Thursday night, winning the second game, 9-0. Northwest Rankin beat Hernando last season to win the 7A title to finish off a perfect season, but Hernando beat the Cougars in the regular season.

However, Northwest Rankin was more than ready in the rematch, outscoring Hernando in the two-game finals, 17-3. Thursday night, the Cougars broke a scoreless game with five runs in the fourth and added four more an inning later.

Bella Pierce threw a six-hit shutout and struck out four for the Cougars (32-4). Brooke Smith and Carlee Tubbs each went 3-for-4 and combined for four RBIs, while Taviah Archie and Grace Wallis each had two hits, combining to drive in three runs.

Callie Desmond had two hits for Hernando, which finished its season 33-4.