Hernando entered their tilt with DeSoto Central with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the DeSoto Central Jaguars onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Hernando also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Haylee Jackson looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Hernando's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Higginbotham, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Hernando pushed their record up to 21-6 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for DeSoto Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-10.
Hernando will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Lewisburg at 6:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lewisburg: 2.6, Hernando: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for DeSoto Central, they will be playing at home against Oxford at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. DeSoto Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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