Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Humphreys County). Everything went their way against the Gentry Rams on Friday as the Humphreys County Cowboys made off with a 17-4 victory. The Cowboys have beaten the Rams the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Rams has come to flipping the script.
| 02/28/25 vs Gentry | 3 |
| 02/27/25 @ O'Bannon | 1 |
| 02/17/25 @ Vicksburg | 1 |
| 02/10/25 @ Clarksdale | 0 |
Kuriston Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Smith was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game.
In other batting news, Percy Jefferson was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with one home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (four). Another player making a difference was Xaylen Henderson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
Humphreys County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Humphreys County's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Gentry, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Humphreys County will host Greenville at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Gentry, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Yazoo City at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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