The Pascagoula Panthers will take on the St. Martin Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pascagoula took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top against Moss Point by a score of 7-3. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won five in a row.
Pascagoula's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Knute Robinson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Pascagoula was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Moss Point only posted a batting average of .222.
Meanwhile, St. Martin came tearing into Saturday's game with four straight wins dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bearcats, sneaking past 9-7. That's two games straight that the Yellow Jackets have won by exactly two runs.
Pascagoula now has a winning record of 2-1. As for St. Martin, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
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