Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only George County walked away with it. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Pearl River Central Blue Devils on Monday, sneaking past 4-2. The Rebels haven't had any issues with the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Canyon Reeves made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because George County is 17-3 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-7 otherwise. Reeves was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Preston McAdory
| 05/12/25 vs Pearl River Central | 11 |
| 05/02/25 vs West Jones | 10 |
| 04/25/25 vs Terry | 5 |
| 04/15/25 @ Hancock | 5 |
| 04/08/25 vs Pascagoula | 8 |
| + 6 more games |
In other pitching news, Preston McAdory tossed a big game, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Ben Davis, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one triple. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayler Havard, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
George County's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-10. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Pearl River Central, they moved to 22-11 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
George County will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Blue Devils: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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