Baseball Game Preview: Center Hill Mustangs vs. Southaven Chargers

Center Hill and Southaven are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but likely not for long. The Center Hill Mustangs will welcome the Southaven Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Center Hill easily dispatched Strayhorn on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Center Hill fell just short of Pontotoc by a score of 8-6 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Mustangs have suffered since March 5, 2024.

Ryan Brunetz

Runs Batted In (Career)

02/17/25 @ Pontotoc	3
02/14/25 vs Strayhorn	2
02/27/24 vs Senatobia	2
04/13/24 vs Ripley	1
03/28/24 vs Olive Branch	1

Ryan Brunetz put in work no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he also gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three).

Brunetz wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Whitman Key, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, Southaven didn't have quite enough to beat South Panola on Friday and fell 2-1.

Center Hill now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Southaven, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.

Center Hill came out on top in a nail-biter against Southaven in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. Will Center Hill repeat their success, or does Southaven have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.