Southaven is 1-9 against Hernando since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Southaven Chargers will be playing at home against the Hernando Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Southaven will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
In what's become a running theme this season, Southaven gave their fans yet another huge victory last Monday. They never let Fayette Academy onto the board and left with a 6-0 win.
Southaven's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jayson Smith, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hernando is ranked highly in their home state, and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Houston. Hernando won by a run and slipped past Houston 5-4. Five seems to be a good number for Hernando as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Luke Romine made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Romine was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Southaven now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Hernando, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Southaven has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Hernando struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Southaven came up short against Hernando in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 9-4. Will Southaven have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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