Saturday just wasn't the day for Southaven's offense. Their rough 11-0 loss to the Oxford Chargers on Saturday might stick with them for a while. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Southaven in their matchups with Oxford: they've now lost six in a row.
Southaven saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayson Smith, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
On Oxford's side, Brady Stinnett made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Stinnett has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Stinnett was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Reid Kent, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Sammy Greene, who scored three runs and stole two bases.
Southaven now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Oxford, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-6.
While Southaven 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 Tuesday.
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