The Harrison Central Red Rebels will venture away from home to challenge the Bay Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Harrison Central's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Bay's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Harrison Central barely beat Biloxi the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Red Rebels put the hurt on the Indians with a sharp 8-2 win on Thursday. The Red Rebels not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since March 7th.
Gabrielle Smith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances.
Kassidy Paris
| 04/10/25 @ Biloxi | 3 |
| 04/05/25 vs West Harrison | 2 |
| 03/07/25 vs Clarkdale | 2 |
| 04/04/25 vs Picayune | 1 |
| 03/27/25 vs St. Martin | 1 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kassidy Paris, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three). Autumn Brown also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Harrison Central hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Biloxi struck out 11 times.
Meanwhile, Bay hadn't done well against Poplarville recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Tigers walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Hornets.
Devin Bourgeois - 2025 made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Bourgeois - 2025 was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Madison Weems - 2025 was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Harrison Central is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-13 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Bay, their record is now 7-17.
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