Softball Preview: Picayune Maroon Tide vs. Bay Tigers
Picayune and Bay are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Picayune Maroon Tide will be playing at home against the Bay Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Picayune has four straight wins, Bay has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Picayune was not the first on the board on Thursday, but they got there more often. They won by a run and slipped past Pascagoula 3-2.
Allie Bond spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks. It was the first time this season that she tossed five or more strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Picayune's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Barcley Martinez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Martinez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, Bay suffered a tough 11-4 loss at the hands of D'Iberville last Thursday.
Picayune's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-9-1. As for Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Picayune skirted past Bay 8-7 in their previous matchup back in February. Does Picayune have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bay turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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