Southwind has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Collierville Dragons at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Southwind was able to grind out a solid win over Kirby, taking the game 14-10.
Demetrious Snow made a splash while hitting and pitching. 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 solid in the batter's box, 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.
Meanwhile, Collierville faced Briarcrest Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Collierville had just enough and edged Briarcrest Christian out 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Collierville.
Southwind's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-13-1. As for Collierville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-10 record this season.
Southwind might still be hurting after the 18-2 defeat they got from Collierville in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Southwind avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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