Baseball Recap: Saturday's Win Is Memphis Central's 11th in Last 13 Outings

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

04/09/25 @ Whitehaven	20
03/11/25 vs Melrose	17
04/16/25 @ Kingsbury	16
03/18/25 vs Middle College	15
03/10/25 @ Raleigh-Egypt	15

Memphis Central won the last time they faced Southwind and things went their way on Saturday too. The Warriors were the clear victors by a 12-1 margin over the Jaguars. Considering the Warriors have won 12 contests by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Joshua Thurmon spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 16 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Memphis Central let Orlando Jones and Beiker Leon run wild. Jones went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Leon got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Those two hits gave Jones a new career-high. Patrick Ryan was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Memphis Central has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Southwind, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Memphis Central will host Overton at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Wolverines have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.5 runs per game on average), something the Warriors will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Southwind, they will be playing at home against Oakhaven at 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday.