Baseball Game Recap: Yazoo City Indians vs. Greenville Hornets

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2024, 6:24pm

Baseball Recap: Yazoo City Indians vs. Greenville Hornets

Yazoo City was the 13-12 winner over Greenville when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Yazoo City Indians' rough 13-3 loss to the Greenville Hornets on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. Yazoo City has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

For Greenville's part, Franklin Bennett made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Bennett has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bennett was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.

In other batting news, Greenville got a massive performance out of Tyler Thomas, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Bradley Nall was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Yazoo City's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10-1. As for Greenville, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season.

Yazoo City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Greenville also has no future games currently scheduled.

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