Hernando is 9-1 against Southaven since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Hernando Tigers are on the road again to play the Southaven Chargers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hernando is ranked highly in their home state, and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Houston. Hernando had just enough and edged Houston out 5-4. Five seems to be a good number for Hernando as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Luke Romine made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Romine was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Romine wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Topher Jones, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Southaven waltzed into their contest last Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Vikings as they made off with a 6-0 win. Considering Southaven has won four matches by more than five runs this season, last Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Hernando's victory bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Southaven, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Hernando has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Southaven struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Hernando beat Southaven 9-4 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hernando 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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