East Webster entered their tilt with Neshoba Central with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Neshoba Central Rockets on Saturday. This was payback for East Webster, who suffered a 4-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
The team relied heavily on Briceton Johnson, who went 3-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Stetson Perkins, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
East Webster has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for Neshoba Central, they dropped their record down to 13-8 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Webster will face off against Mooreville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mooreville: 4.1, East Webster: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Neshoba Central, they will head out on the road to take on Vicksburg at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Vicksburg knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Neshoba Central likes a good challenge.
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