Pearl fell victim to Petal and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. Their tough 10-0 defeat to the Petal Panthers might stick with them for a while. Pearl's loss continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
For Petal's part, Khloe Dudley tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Taylor Foster was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Layla Brock, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Pearl's defeat dropped their record down to 6-15-2. As for Petal, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Pearl will head out on the road to challenge Clinton at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Clinton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season. As for Petal, they will head out on the road to take on Oak Grove at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Petal is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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