Softball Recap: Desoto Central Extends Home Winning Streak to Six

Jaguars

Margin (Wins)

03/18/25 vs Horn Lake	20
02/28/25 vs West Jones	16
03/10/25 vs Evangelical Christian	15
03/06/25 @ Southaven	13
03/28/25 vs Tipton-Rosemark Academy	10

DeSoto Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Tipton-Rosemark Academy Rebels as they made off with a 12-2 win. The Jaguars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by six runs or more this season.

Makayla Jamison made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits she has posted since back in February.

In other batting news, DeSoto Central got a massive performance out of Kaylee Tucker, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave Tucker a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Katelyn Short, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double.

DeSoto Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tipton-Rosemark Academy only posted an OBP of .310.

DeSoto Central's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Tipton-Rosemark Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-7.

DeSoto Central wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 20-0 victory against Horn Lake on the 31st. As for Tipton-Rosemark Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 10-9 win against Dyer County on the 31st.