Picayune had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the West Harrison Hurricanes 3-1. That's more bragging rights for Picayune, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Allie Bond tossed a big game, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Addison Taggard was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
On West Harrison's side, AJ Miller was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (she also only allowed one walk). Miller has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, West Harrison saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Miranda Parker, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Picayune pushed their record up to 5-7-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for West Harrison, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Picayune will have a chance to go back-to-back against West Harrison: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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