Baseball Preview: Picayune Maroon Tide vs. West Harrison Hurricanes
Picayune is 8-2 against West Harrison since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Picayune Maroon Tide will head out on the road to challenge the West Harrison Hurricanes at 1:00 p.m. Picayune will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Picayune put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on West Harrison with a sharp 8-2 win.
Picayune got a great performance from Tanner Busby as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Busby has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cooper Moreaux, who went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Kyler King, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Picayune has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for West Harrison, they dropped their record down to 4-12 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
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