Baseball Recap: Picayune has no trouble against West Harrison

By Team Reports Apr 6, 2024, 12:34pm

Baseball Recap: Picayune Maroon Tide vs. West Harrison Hurricanes

Picayune stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past the West Harrison Hurricanes 8-2. Winning may never get old, but Picayune sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.

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.

On the hitting side, Cooper Moreaux was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs, and an RBI. Kyler King was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Picayune is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for West Harrison, they dropped their record down to 4-12 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Picayune beat West Harrison by a score of 4-0.

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