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Indians sweep Tunica Rosa Fort By BARRY BURLESON Editor The Byhalia Indians won four of five games last week, improving to 9-5 overall and 2-2 in District 2-4A play. The Indians suffered their lone loss of the week on Monday – 10-2 to district opponent Lewisburg. Byhalia mustered just one run in the second and one in the fifth. Cory German had two hits – a double and a single. Adding one single each were Jalen Applewhite and Kyle Seymour. Pat Malone was the losing pitcher. Byhalia bounced back Tuesday of last week and beat Memphis-Area Home Education Association 8-1. Tedrick
Moore carried the big bat. He had three hits – a triple, a double and a
single. Gary Calhoun and German added a double and a single each, while
Kevin Fitzpatrick connected for a two-run homer. Mitchell
Cartwright and Charlie Lyles each had a single. Byhalia scored one run
in the third, two in the fourth and five in the sixth. Cartwright earned the mound win for the Indians. The Indians then swept district foe Rosa Fort on Wednesday. They outscored the Lions 35-2 in the doubleheader. Coach
Bubba Brown said “everybody had a hit” in the twinbill. Byhalia took
19-1 and 16-1 wins with Justin Washington and Dakota Downs getting the
pitching victories. Cartwright, Malone and Fitzpatrick had home runs. Byhalia ended the week with a 16-1 win over Holly Springs (see separate story). The
Indians hosted Center Hill Tuesday. They then go to Center Hill Friday
for a 5 p.m. contest. Next Tuesday, April 13, Byhalia hosts Senatobia
at 5 p.m. “Every game from here on out, except
one, is a division game,” Coach Brown said. “We have three weeks left
in the regular season.”
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