On Friday, Tupelo faced Madison Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Tupelo Golden Wave fell just short of the Madison Central Jaguars by a score of 5-4. Tupelo has not had much luck with Madison Central recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
South McCoy was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. McCoy has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. McCoy was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Davis Miller made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Tupelo's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Madison Central, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-7.
Tupelo didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 10-5 victory vs. Kossuth on the 6th. As for Madison Central, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Clinton at 7:00 p.m. The last four games Madison Central has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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