The Senatobia Warriors will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Millington Central Trojans at 1:00 p.m. Senatobia will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Senatobia put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season last Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 17-3 margin over New Albany. Senatobia's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Bree Coleman was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Coleman has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Coleman was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Bailey Thomas and Anna Hollis Faulkner did most of the damage at the plate: Thomas went 4-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run, while Faulkner scored four runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Faulkner has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Colby Grant was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, Millington Central suffered a tough 10-4 defeat at the hands of Brighton on Thursday. Millington Central has struggled against Brighton recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Millington Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Breanna Hulsey, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayley Stevens, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Senatobia is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season. As for Millington Central, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Senatobia beat Millington Central 9-6 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Senatobia repeat their success, or does Millington Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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