Softball Recap: Horn Lake Eagles vs. Hernando Tigers
Sadly, Horn Lake is still looking for their first win of the season after ten matchups. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 17-0 walloping at the hands of the Hernando Tigers on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Horn Lake of the 15-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
For Hernando's part, Olivia Skinner looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Hernando let Jayla Sites and Katelyn Kirkpatrick loose on the outfield. Sites scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Kirkpatrick scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Graycin Higginbotham, who went 1-for-1 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Horn Lake's loss dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Hernando, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Horn Lake will head out on the road to take on DeSoto Central at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hernando, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Oxford at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Hernando's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games.
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