The Picayune Maroon Tide will be playing at home against the Long Beach Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Picayune has three straight wins, Long Beach has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Picayune stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Everything went their way against Hancock as Picayune made off with a 13-6 victory. That's two games straight that Picayune has won by exactly seven runs.
Landon Watts and Kyler King made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Watts pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, King pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Watts went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, while King scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Morgan Craft, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamie Lumpkin, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Long Beach suffered a rough 18-6 loss at the hands of West Harrison on Saturday.
Picayune is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Long Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-21.
Picayune was able to grind out a solid win over Long Beach in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, winning 8-5. Will Picayune repeat their success, or does Long Beach have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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