Baseball Game Recap: Center Hill Mustangs vs. South Panola Tigers

By Team Reports Mar 19, 2024, 11:13pm

Recap: Center Hill Mustangs vs. South Panola Tigers

Center Hill waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the South Panola Tigers by a score of 8-3. This was payback for Center Hill, who suffered a 13-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Center Hill got a great performance from Mac Atkins as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Atkins has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on JaMaryon Warren, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Avery Rodgers was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

On South Panola's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.

Center Hill is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season. As for South Panola, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4-1.

Center Hill will have a chance to go back-to-back against South Panola: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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