For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Starkville and New Hope have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Yellowjackets walked away with a 5-1 win over the Trojans. The victory continues a trend for the Yellowjackets in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won three in a row.
Starkville saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bradley Cohen, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Torian Knox was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Yellowjackets
| 04/15/25 vs New Hope | 5-1 |
| 04/12/25 vs West Point | 9-2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Tupelo | 7-6 |
| 03/28/25 vs Germantown | 10-0 |
Starkville's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-9. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for New Hope, they moved to 14-8-1 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Looking ahead, Starkville will take on Lafayette at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Commodores' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so the Yellowjackets' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for New Hope, they will challenge Neshoba Central at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
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