Baseball Preview: Vicksburg Gators vs. Neshoba Central Rockets
Vicksburg is 0-5 against Neshoba Central since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Vicksburg Gators will look to defend their home field against the Neshoba Central Rockets at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Vicksburg's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matches.
Even though Columbus scored an imposing 12 runs on Friday, Vicksburg still came out on top. Everything went Vicksburg's way against Columbus as Vicksburg made off with an 18-12 victory.
Braylon Green and Kaleb Doss made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Green pitched four innings while giving up three earned (and six unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Doss tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Green scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-5, while Doss scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyler Carter, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs. Kealon Bass was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Neshoba Central had to settle for a 4-3 loss against East Webster on Saturday.
Vicksburg's win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-15. As for Neshoba Central, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-8.
Vicksburg came up short against Neshoba Central when the teams last played back in April of 2017, falling 3-0. Thankfully for Vicksburg, Colby Ellingburg (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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