Hattiesburg is 2-8 against Pearl River Central since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Hattiesburg Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pearl River Central Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. Hattiesburg will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, Hattiesburg gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They put the hurt on Jim Hill with a sharp 15-5 win.
Corey McDonald looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, BoBo Barnes and Ramarion Wilson did most of the damage at the plate: Barnes went 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Wilson scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Miles Prince, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pearl River Central faced West Jones in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Pearl River Central never let West Jones onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. The win was just what Pearl River Central needed coming off of an 8-2 loss in their prior matchup.
JJ Morreale was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Hattiesburg is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Pearl River Central, they pushed their record up to 20-3 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home.
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