ITTA BENA, Miss. (Interstat) — Pierre Cabral homered and drove in four runs as Jackson State beat Mississippi Valley State 11-5 on Friday in a Southwestern Athletic game at Magnolia Field.

The Tigers improved to 20-22 overall; the Delta Devils fell to 11-32.

Cabral, the game’s top star, went 3 for 5 with a double and a home run. He also drove in a run on a first-inning single that scored Ty Reed. Cabral added a two-run homer in the third and an RBI double in the fourth.

Jackson State amassed 14 hits, including two each from Robert Tate and Edwin Lemus Hudson. Tate drove in two runs. Asafa Jones and Shemar Harris also contributed RBIs.

Mississippi Valley State had 10 hits, led by Gabriel Huelsing’s 3-for-3 day with an RBI triple in the eighth. Kendall Brookins doubled and drove in a run.

On the mound, Jaedeyn Edwards and Trae Burton each threw three scoreless innings for Jackson State, combining for 10 strikeouts. Gage Deutsch struck out six in four innings for Mississippi Valley State.

The teams meet again Saturday in the second game of the series.