The Biggersville Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tishomingo County Braves at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Biggersville is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Biggersville gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They never let Tremont onto the board and left with a 10-0 win.
Luke Overstreet made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Overstreet was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tre Gunn, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Dillion Johnson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Tishomingo County narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Water Valley 2-0.
Not much got past Jacob Hall, who gave up just four hits to keep Water Valley off the board.
At the plate, Tishomingo County's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Moore, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Trey Williams was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Biggersville's victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Tishomingo County, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Tishomingo County's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Biggersville hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .457. It's a different story for Tishomingo County, though, as they've only averaged .221. Will they be able to contain Biggersville's hitters?
Biggersville came up short against Tishomingo County when the teams last played back in March of 2021, falling 9-4. Thankfully for Biggersville, Charlie McAnally (who pitched 5.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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