The Pearl River Central Blue Devils will face off against the Harrison Central Red Rebels at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Pearl River Central will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Pearl River Central's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Terry as they made off with a 14-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won seven contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Harrison Central was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Martin on Thursday, taking the game 4-1. The Red Rebels haven't had any issues with the Yellow Jackets recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Gabrielle Smith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Harrison Central let Autumn Brown and Emilye Seiferd run wild. Brown went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run, while Seiferd went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Brown has hit this season.
Pearl River Central has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Harrison Central, their win bumped their record up to 14-15.
Pearl River Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Harrison Central in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 4-1. Will the Blue Devils repeat their success, or do the Red Rebels have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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