Baseball Preview: Yazoo City Indians vs. Greenville Hornets
The Yazoo City Indians will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Greenville Hornets at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Yazoo City suffered a tough 16-2 loss at the hands of Cleveland Central. Yazoo City has struggled against Cleveland Central recently, as their contest on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Amrion Brown made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Greenville can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match in Monday's second game. They were the clear victor by a 19-9 margin over Holmes County Central. Winning may never get old, but Greenville sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Franklin Bennett was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off two hits. Bennett was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
In other batting news, Jamison Gibson was a standout: he scored four runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-3. Ashton Dean was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Yazoo City now has a losing record at 6-7-1. As for Greenville, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season.
Everything went Yazoo City's way against Greenville in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 as Yazoo City made off with a 22-12 victory. Will Yazoo City repeat their success, or does Greenville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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