Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Perry Central). Everything went their way against the Heidelberg Oilers on Thursday as the Perry Central Bulldogs made off with a 24-10 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Bulldogs as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Kenlynn Hinton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hinton was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Peyton Merrill
| 03/06/25 @ Heidelberg | 4 |
| 02/18/25 vs Laurel | 3 |
| 02/22/25 vs Southeast Lauderdale | 2 |
| 02/23/24 @ Hattiesburg | 2 |
| 04/12/24 vs Our Lady Academy | 1 |
In other batting news, Perry Central got a massive performance out of Peyton Merrill, who scored four runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The dominant performance gave Merrill a new career-high in runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaitlyn Ruffin, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Perry Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .895. Their OBP was a full 0 higher than the also-impressive .600 that Heidelberg posted.
The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-4-1. As for Heidelberg, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Perry Central will welcome West Marion at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. West Marion will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Perry Central surely won't give up without a fight. Heidelberg will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Leake County at 5:00 p.m. on March 20th. Heidelberg knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Leake County likes a good challenge.
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