Picayune had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Long Beach Bearcats and snuck past 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Picayune, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Justin Stockstill and Jamie Lumpkin did most of the damage at the plate: Stockstill scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Lumpkin scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Parker Helton was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
On Long Beach's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Brady, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Picayune has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Long Beach, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-25.
Picayune will have a chance to go back-to-back against Long Beach: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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