
Winning streak improves Kosy baseball record to 9-3
By ELTON HAYES,The Whippets went 3-0 last week to improve their winning streak to five games and move to 9-3 on the season.
Kosciusko topped Morton 6-2 last Friday.
The Whippets went 3-0 last week to improve their winning streak to five games and move to 9-3 on the season.
Kosciusko topped Morton 6-2 last Friday.
Despite the lull of spring break, the Kosciusko Lady Whippets took to the road late last week, where they traveled more than 400 miles and played five games in a 24-hour period.
Entering the week, Kosciusko coach Tony Terry lamented the early spring weather that delayed the team season opener by a week.
Kosciusko entered the bottom of the sixth inning last Monday trailing Leake Central by two runs.
Matthew Allen smacked a three-run double to score Justin Nunn, Lucas Price and Micah Parker and give the Whippets a 4-3 lead.
Kosciusko baseball picked up three wins in four tries last week in early season action, as the Whippets nabbed victories against Greenville, Kirk Academy and West Point while dropping a one-run game against Ridgeland.
After rain forced the Kosciusko softball program to push its season back a week, the Lady Whippets returned to the diamond and began their title defense with a resounding 17-0, run-rule-shortened win against Choctaw County last Tuesday.
After finishing the year 21-7 and reaching the MHSAA Class 4A playoffs, Kosciusko boys basketball programs received postseason recognition for its efforts on the court.
Shamarvious Hodges strung together a postseason-worthy performance as the Gentry senior exploded for 28 points last Tuesday to lead Gentry over Kosciusko 100-62 which sent Gentry to the second round of the MHSAA Class 4A postseason.
Kosciusko baseball team took in a preseason jamboree tune up in last Monday’s Pearl Classic contest against Jackson Academy. The Whippets dropped a 3-2 game to the Raiders.
O'Corya Forrest’s team-leading 22 points and Terry Skinner's late-game free throws helped lift Kosciusko (21-6) to a 66-64 win over New Hope last Friday in the Region 4-4A tournament third-place game.