Baseball Recap: Water Valley Beats Cleveland Central for Their Fourth Straight Win

Water Valley entered their tilt with Cleveland Central on Saturday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 10-9 W against the Cleveland Central Wolves. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Blue Devils have posted since April 26, 2024.

John McMinn

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/08/25 vs Cleveland Central	4
02/25/25 @ Hickory Flat	2
02/18/25 vs Myrtle	1
02/10/25 @ Senatobia	1
02/24/24 vs Cleveland Central	1

Water Valley let John McMinn and Laine Burns run wild. McMinn went 2-for-5 with four RBI and one double, while Burns scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance gave McMinn a new career-high in RBI. Allen Paysinger also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Water Valley's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Cleveland Central, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.

Coming up, Water Valley will square off against Vardaman at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Cleveland Central, they will face off against Clarksdale at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Cleveland Central is facing Clarksdale at the right time seeing as Clarksdale is stuck on a four-game losing streak.