The Lewisburg Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Southaven Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Monday, Lewisburg faced Hernando in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Lewisburg's rough 16-5 loss to Hernando might stick with them for a while.
Lewisburg saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Bennett, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Samuel Richardson was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Southaven had to settle for an 8-6 defeat against DeSoto Central on Saturday. Southaven has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Demetrius Smith was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
Lewisburg's loss dropped their record down to 19-7. As for Southaven, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Everything went Lewisburg's way against Southaven in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Lewisburg made off with a 9-3 victory. Will Lewisburg repeat their success, or does Southaven have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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