It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Picayune had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Pearl River Central Blue Devils 5-4. This was a revenge matchup for Picayune, as the team was forced to settle for a 4-3 defeat when these two played last Friday.
For Pearl River Central's part, they got a good showing from Landon Lamartina, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits.
At the plate, Jacob Johnson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double.
Picayune is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Pearl River Central, their loss dropped their record down to 26-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Picayune by a score of 7-1.
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