Tigers
| 03/28/25 @ Southaven | 17 |
| 03/18/25 vs Horn Lake | 14 |
| 03/29/25 vs Collinsville | 13 |
| 04/08/25 @ Lewisburg | 10 |
| 03/25/25 vs Southaven | 10 |
Hernando barely beat Lewisburg the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tigers put the hurt on the Patriots with a sharp 10-0 win on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
Preston Johnson was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Josh Pe?a was excellent, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cade Kozcka, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Hernando's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-8-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Lewisburg, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-5.
Coming up, Lewisburg will head out to square off against DeSoto Central at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hernando will be paying especially close attention to the Patriots' matchup: after the Patriots faces off against the Jaguars, they'll take on Hernando again at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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