Baseball Recap: Picayune Maroon Tide vs. George County Rebels
It was a good run, but Picayune unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the George County Rebels by a score of 2-1. Picayune was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as George County apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Tuesday.
Tanner Busby was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Parker Helton and Justin Stockstill stepped up to the plate in a big way. Helton went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI, while Stockstill scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Picayune didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as George County only tossed six.
On George County's side, they got a great performance from Preston McAdory as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, George County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gage Reeves, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Picayune's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-7. As for George County, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-3.
While Picayune had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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