Baseball Preview: Pearl River Central Blue Devils vs. Picayune Maroon Tide
Pearl River Central is on a 15-game streak of home wins, while Picayune is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pearl River Central Blue Devils will take on the Picayune Maroon Tide at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Pearl River Central: 3.1, Picayune: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Pearl River Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past West Harrison 10-3. Pearl River Central might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 12 contests by six runs or more this season.
Pearl River Central got a great performance from Roman Mitchell as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Mitchell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kendall Morrison, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sam Tuminello, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Picayune won against Hattiesburg on Friday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. Picayune skirted past Hattiesburg 3-1.
Brady Robertson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits.
At the plate, Picayune's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kyler King, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Pearl River Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 21 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. As for Picayune, their victory bumped their record up to 21-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pearl River Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Picayune struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Pearl River Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Picayune when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. Does Pearl River Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Picayune turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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