The home team had won the previous four meetings between Mooreville and Houston, and Mooreville kept the tradition alive. The Troopers had just enough and edged out the Hilltoppers 5-4. The Troopers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Hilltoppers on Tuesday, too.
Wyatt McDaniels
| 03/17/26 vs Houston | 14 |
| 02/27/26 vs Saltillo | 12 |
| 03/06/26 vs Itawamba Agricultural | 9 |
| 02/13/26 vs Pontotoc | 8 |
| 02/21/26 vs New Site | 5 |
Wyatt McDaniels made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over 6.2 innings pitched. Those 14 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Ethan Cates was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Dawson McMillin also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Mooreville is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Houston, they moved to 10-5-1 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Mooreville will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Hilltoppers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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