The Humphreys County Cowboys will head out to square off against the Simmons Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Humphreys County has seven straight victories, Simmons has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Humphreys County made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Yazoo City, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Humphreys County was the clear victor by a 19-0 margin over Yazoo City on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Cowboys, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
| 03/21/25 vs Yazoo City | 3 |
| 03/07/25 vs Winona | 2 |
| 03/01/25 vs Greenville | 2 |
| 02/17/25 @ Vicksburg | 2 |
| 03/08/25 vs O'Bannon | 1 |
Kuriston Smith was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Smith was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three).
In other batting news, Xaylen Henderson was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. He has become a key player for Humphreys County: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-4 otherwise. Angel Flores also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Humphreys County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Yazoo City only posted a batting average of .000.
Meanwhile, Simmons didn't have quite enough to beat Leland on Friday and fell 14-12. That's two games in a row now that the Blue Devils have lost by exactly two runs.
Simmons saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyrone Buchanan, who scored four runs and stole six bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Nathaniel Singleton was another, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-3.
Humphreys County pushed their record up to 8-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Simmons, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Humphreys County took their win against Simmons in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 16-0. Does Humphreys County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Simmons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
