The Dyer County Choctaws will challenge the Christian Brothers Purple Wave at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, Dyer County didn't have quite enough to beat Tipton-Rosemark Academy and fell 12-11.
Dyer County got a good showing from Ethan Beyerbach, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Everett Kuykendall led a balanced group of hitters, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Talon Messer also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Christian Brothers faced Collierville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Christian Brothers fell just short of Collierville by a score of 5-4. The Purple Wave's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
The loss was their first at home , dropping their record down to 5-2. As for Dyer County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3-1.
Dyer County couldn't quite get it done against Christian Brothers when the teams last played back in March of 2022 as they fell 8-5. Can Dyer County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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