Softball Recap: Hernando Tigers vs. Horn Lake Eagles
In what's become a running theme this season, Hernando gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Horn Lake Eagles a 17-0 shutout. While fans of Hernando might be used to big wins, the 17-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
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, Jayla Sites and Katelyn Kirkpatrick did most of the damage at the plate: Sites scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Kirkpatrick scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Higginbotham, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
The victory (which was Hernando's third in a row) raised their record to 17-5. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 14.3 runs. As for Horn Lake, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-10.
Hernando will be playing at home against Oxford at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hernando's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Oxford's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Horn Lake, they will head out on the road to square off against DeSoto Central at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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