Baseball Recap: Yazoo County Snags 12th Win in Last 14 Games

The matchup between Yazoo County and Amanda Elzy on Friday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. Yazoo County blew past Amanda Elzy 23-3. The contest marked Yazoo County's most dominant win of the season.

Will Andrews and Graelan Shaffer made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Andrews pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Shaffer tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Andrews has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive appearances. At bat, Andrews scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Shaffer scored three runs and stole a base. Shaffer is becoming a predictor of Yazoo County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-7 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Yazoo County got a massive performance out of Myron Straughter, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Straughter also hit a double, marking his first of the season. TJ Rials was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.

Panthers

On Base Percentage

04/04/25 vs Amanda Elzy	68.6%
04/03/25 vs Vicksburg	67.5%
04/01/25 @ Edwards	57.1%
03/28/25 vs Humphreys County	25%
03/27/25 @ Benton Academy	56%
+ 33 more games

Yazoo County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .686. The last time their OBP was this high was back in February of 2024.

Yazoo County is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Amanda Elzy, their defeat was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-8.

Coming up, Yazoo County will face off against St. Andrew's Episcopal at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Amanda Elzy, they will square off against Edwards at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.