South Panola was the 13-4 winner over Center Hill when they last played one another back in February of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The South Panola Tigers took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Center Hill Mustangs on Tuesday.
South Panola saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Center Hill's side, they got a great performance from Mac Atkins as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Atkins has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, JaMaryon Warren was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Avery Rodgers, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
South Panola's defeat dropped their record down to 9-4-1. As for Center Hill, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-6.
While South Panola had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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