Pascagoula had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Long Beach Bearcats 5-3. That's more bragging rights for Pascagoula, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Griffin Wells spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on one hit and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, Pascagoula saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tank Bishop, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
On Long Beach's side, Colin Lyons made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
Pascagoula's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-10. As for Long Beach, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-18.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Pascagoula by a score of 4-2.
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