Baseball Recap: Picayune Maroon Tide vs. Pearl River Central Blue Devils
Picayune and Pearl River Central squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Picayune had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Pearl River Central Blue Devils by a score of 4-3. Picayune's defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Tanner Busby was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Picayune saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyler King, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. King has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On Pearl River Central's side, Konnor Casenave looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched.
Picayune's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-8. As for Pearl River Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 22 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-5 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Picayune beat Pearl River Central by a score of 5-4.
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