The Pearl River Central Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the George County Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pearl River Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Pearl River Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let George County onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pearl River Central.
For George County's part, Andrew Nielsen was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Nielsen has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, George County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tripp Lightsey, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Pearl River Central pushed their record up to 28-6 with that win, which was their 18th straight at home. As for George County, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 26-5.
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