Germantown is 4-0 against Starkville since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Germantown Mavericks will head out on the road to take on the Starkville Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Germantown stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Clinton a 10-0 shutout.
Jackson Hood made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Hood has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hood was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jackson Estes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ty Ramage, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Starkville was handed a two-point defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Eupora on Saturday. Starkville blew past Eupora 16-4.
Kaden Wilson looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Tyson Knox was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Kieran Coleman was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Germantown is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Starkville, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Germantown was able to grind out a solid win over Starkville in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 11-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Germantown since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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