Picayune put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Long Beach Bearcats a 9-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Picayune as they're now sitting on five straight.
Tanner Busby tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kyler King, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brady Robertson, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Picayune has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Long Beach, they dropped their record down to 2-24 with that loss, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Picayune will have a chance to go back-to-back against Long Beach: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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