Rockets set to open region play this week
Local baseball and softball teams are ramping up district play and put together some impressive performances over the last week.
Neshoba Central baseball picked up a 5-3 win over Newton County on Saturday, moving to 10-5 on the season. The Rockets will open up region play with matchups against Warren Central on Tuesday and Friday, and will round out the week with a home game against Southeast Lauderdale on Saturday.
Neshoba Central softball fell 7-6 to Pisgah last week, dropping to 9-5 on the season. The Lady Rockets are scheduled to play West Lauderdale on Tuesday and Friday and will also play Petal on Friday.
Choctaw Central baseball fell 3-0 to West Lauderdale and 6-0 to Kosciusko last week, dropping to 1-12 on the season. The Warriors are scheduled for a region series with Union on Tuesday and Friday and will take on Louisville at home on Saturday.
Choctaw Central softball lost 7-1 and 7-4 to West Lauderdale and beat Kosciusko 8-4 to improve to 9-6 on the season last week. The Lady Warriors will play Leake Central on Tuesday and Thursday in a region series.
Union baseball won 23-0 and 12-1 over J.Z. George, before falling 16-3 to Lake, to move to 8-5 on the season last week. The Yellow Jackets will take on Choctaw Central on Tuesday and Friday in a region series and will host Newton County on Saturday to round out the week.
Union softball fell 10-8 to Northeast Lauderdale, 16-0 to Enterprise, and 3-2 to Hernando last week, dropping to 8-9 on the season. The Lady Yellow Jackets are scheduled to take on Eupora on Tuesday and Thursday this week.
Philadelphia baseball lost 11-0 and 7-2 to Sebastopol and 13-0 to Noxapater last week, moving to 6-4 on the season. The Tornadoes are scheduled to take on J.Z. George on Tuesday and Thursday and will travel to Quitman on Saturday.
Philadelphia softball fell 15-0 and 20-0 to Eupora last week, dropping to 0-7 on the season. The Lady Tornadoes are scheduled to take on J.Z. George on Tuesday and Thursday in a region series.
Leake Academy swept Wayne Academy in a three-games series, winning 9-8, 6-4, and 14-2. The Rebels now sit at 14-1 on the season and will play Simpson Academy on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week.