Perry Central fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against West Marion on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 3-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-0 last Tuesday.
Perry Central saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kameron Moody, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and one stolen base. Cayson Backstrom was another, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Perry Central has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. West Marion is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-13 record this season.
Perry Central will square off against Tylertown at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Perry Central is facing Tylertown at the right time seeing as Tylertown is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. West Marion has already played their next contest (against Pearl River Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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