Greenville has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Yazoo City Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Greenville's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matches.
Greenville put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season in Monday's second game. Everything went their way against Holmes County Central as Greenville made off with a 19-9 win.
Franklin Bennett was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off two hits. Bennett was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
In other batting news, Greenville got a massive performance out of Jamison Gibson, who scored four runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-3. Ashton Dean was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Yazoo City fell victim to a rough 16-2 loss at the hands of Cleveland Central on Friday. Yazoo City has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Amrion Brown was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-1.
Greenville pushed their record up to 9-9 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.8 runs per game. As for Yazoo City, they now have a losing record at 6-7-1.
Greenville suffered a grim 22-12 defeat to Yazoo City when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Thankfully for Greenville, Jamraion Tate (who struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only one hit) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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