Center Hill waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the South Panola Tigers by a score of 8-3. This was payback for Center Hill, who suffered a 13-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Center Hill got a great performance from Mac Atkins as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Atkins has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on JaMaryon Warren, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Avery Rodgers was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On South Panola's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Center Hill is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season. As for South Panola, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4-1.
Center Hill will have a chance to go back-to-back against South Panola: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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