Pearl River Central dropped their record down to 17-10 on Thursday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins at home. They lost 11-2 to the South Jones Braves. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Braves this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-8 on Tuesday.
As for South Jones, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 22-6. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 matchups by six runs or more this season.
For South Jones' part, Micah Coutta looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Coutta has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, South Jones got a massive performance out of Cambridge McDaniel, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Mylan Dykes, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
As of now, neither Pearl River Central nor South Jones have any future games scheduled.
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