The Hernando Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the South Gibson Hornets at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hernando will be strutting in after a victory while South Gibson will be coming in after a loss.
On Friday, Hernando made easy work of Horn Lake and carried off an 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Jackson Nations looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched.
Donavan Dickson
| 03/21/25 @ Horn Lake | 4 |
| 02/25/25 vs Center Hill | 2 |
| 03/11/25 vs Grenada | 1 |
| 03/11/25 vs Starkville | 1 |
| 03/06/25 @ DeSoto Central | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Donavan Dickson, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Luke Romine also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Hernando kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 9.6.
Meanwhile, South Gibson faced Collierville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. South Gibson fell just short of Collierville by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Hornets couldn't push the score so high this time.
Hernando now has a winning record of 8-7-1. As for South Gibson, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
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