Baseball Recap: Memphis Home Education Association Wins Going Away Against Millington Central

Memphis Home Education Association lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Millington Central, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Friday's game. Memphis Home Education Association put the hurt on Millington Central with a sharp 13-5 win on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Memphis Home Education Association has posted against Millington Central since March 13, 2018.

Luke Sanders and Jayce Griffith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Sanders tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Meanwhile, Griffith pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in February. At bat, Sanders scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Griffith scored a run while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits Griffith has posted since back in February.

Lucas Dennis

Runs

03/08/25 vs Middle Tennessee Monarchs	3
03/28/25 @ Millington Central	2
03/27/25 @ Harding Academy	2
03/24/25 @ St. Benedict at Auburndale	2
03/20/25 vs Lee Academy	2
+ 3 more games

In other batting news, Memphis Home Education Association let Ross Penny and Lucas Dennis run wild. Penny scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Dennis scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Memphis Home Education Association is 6-1 when Dennis posts two or more runs, but 1-5-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Long, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.

Memphis Home Education Association kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.3 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 9.8.

The win made it two in a row for Memphis Home Education Association and bumps their season record up to 7-6-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.5 runs over those games. As for Millington Central, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.

Coming up, Memphis Home Education Association will face off against Olive Branch at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Millington Central, they will take on First Assembly Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.