The Pearl Pirates are taking a road trip to take on the Harrison Central Red Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pearl is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Pearl barely beat Meridian the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Pirates never let the Wildcats get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Pirates needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
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Ainsley Roberts made a splash no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one triple and two RBI. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season.
In other batting news, Shiloh Wells was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Lauryn Lee, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
Pearl always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Meridian only posted an OBP of .083.
Meanwhile, Harrison Central didn't have quite enough to beat Pearl River Central on Saturday and fell 4-2. The Red Rebels have struggled against the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Harrison Central saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kassidy Paris, who went 1-for-3 with two runs.
Harrison Central's defeat dropped their record down to 14-16. As for Pearl, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 15-11 record.
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