Horn Lake is 0-7 against Lewisburg since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Horn Lake Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lewisburg Patriots at 6:00 p.m.
Sadly, Horn Lake is still looking for their first win of the season after six contests. They suffered a rough 16-0 defeat at the hands of DeSoto Central on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Horn Lake has lost by exactly 16 runs.
Meanwhile, Lewisburg is ranked highly in their home state, and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Tipton-Rosemark Academy. Lewisburg walked away with an 8-5 win over Tipton-Rosemark Academy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lewisburg.
Emma Abrams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Leona Klaire Stokes, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Leah Nevarez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Horn Lake's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Lewisburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Horn Lake might still be hurting after the 16-0 defeat they got from Lewisburg in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Abrams, who struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Now that Horn Lake knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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