The Pearl River Central Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Jones Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pearl River Central will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak alive.
On Thursday, Pearl River Central faced West Jones in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Pearl River Central fell victim to a tough 8-2 loss at the hands of West Jones.
For West Jones' part, Jaxon Rayborn spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, West Jones' victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Clay Tolbert, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakota Smith, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Pearl River Central's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-3. As for West Jones, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pearl River Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Jones struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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