The Southwind Jaguars will head out on the road to challenge the Memphis Central Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Southwind will be strutting in after a victory while Memphis Central will be coming in after a defeat.
While Jaguars fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Wednesday's season opener. Everything went their way against Germantown on Wednesday as Southwind made off with a 14-4 win. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since February 28, 2024, but that streak is no more.
Southwind got a massive performance out of Dallas Davis, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most runs Davis has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Demetrious Snow, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-3.
Southwind always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .684. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Germantown only posted an OBP of .375.
Meanwhile, Memphis Central unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They came up short against White Station on Monday, falling 11-1. Sadly, the loss continues a streak the team started last season, making it four in a row.
Memphis Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joshua Thurmon, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-2.
Southwind skirted past Memphis Central 8-7 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwind since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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