Picayune is 1-6 against St. Stanislaus since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Picayune Maroon Tide will take on the St. Stanislaus Rock-a-Chaws at 1:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Maroon Tide fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Tuesday's season opener. Everything went their way against Biloxi on Tuesday as Picayune made off with an 11-1 victory.
Mason Bayless was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Parker Helton, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Picayune was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, St. Stanislaus was able to grind out a solid win over Stone on Thursday, taking the game 7-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rock-a-Chaws.
Warren Gunter looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Garren Couey was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Parker Stewart was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Picayune came up short against St. Stanislaus when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 9-4. Can Picayune avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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