The East Webster Wolverines will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Neshoba Central Rockets at 1:00 p.m. East Webster knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past six matches -- so hopefully Neshoba Central likes a good challenge.
East Webster can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They never let Aberdeen onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory.
Carson Johnson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Johnson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lawson Quinn, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. RT Moye was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Neshoba Central sidestepped Ridgeland for a 3-1 win.
East Webster is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Neshoba Central, their victory bumped their record up to 13-7.
East Webster came up short against Neshoba Central in their previous matchup back in March of 2022, falling 4-1. Can East Webster avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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