Softball Preview: Horn Lake Eagles vs. DeSoto Central Jaguars
Horn Lake is 0-10 against DeSoto Central since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Horn Lake Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the DeSoto Central Jaguars at 4:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Sadly, Horn Lake is still looking for their first win of the season after ten matches. Their rough 17-0 loss to Hernando on Tuesday might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, DeSoto Central faced South Panola in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. DeSoto Central took an 11-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of South Panola. DeSoto Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Londen Armstrong was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Darby Smith, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Even though they lost, DeSoto Central didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Panola only tossed three.
Horn Lake's record is now 0-10. As for DeSoto Central, their record now sits at 14-8.
Horn Lake suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to DeSoto Central when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of DeSoto Central's Lucy Gaffney, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also only allowed one walk). Now that Horn Lake knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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