On Tuesday, Hernando faced Oxford in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Hernando Tigers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 win over the Oxford Chargers. The victory was familiar territory for Hernando who now have seven in a row.
Preston Johnson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Johnson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Johnson was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-5.
In other pitching news, Thomas Mitchell looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Luke Romine, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Meyer Maddox was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
On Oxford's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Rayburn, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Schmelzer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Hernando pushed their record up to 15-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs per game. As for Oxford, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-7.
Hernando will have a chance to go back-to-back against Oxford: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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