Southwind entered their tilt with Kirby with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 14-10 victory over the Kirby Cougars on Tuesday. This was payback for Southwind, who suffered a 6-5 loss the last time these two teams met.
Demetrious Snow was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Snow has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Snow was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Stephen Simmons, who scored four runs and stole six bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Seth Duncan was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Southwind pushed their record up to 11-13-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Kirby, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.
Southwind will head out on the road to square off against Collierville at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Collierville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Southwind's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Kirby does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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