Petal stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let the Pearl Pirates onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Petal.
Jaley Weathersby made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Weathersby has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Weathersby was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Taylor Foster was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Gracie Drinkwine, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Petal is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Pearl, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-13-2.
Petal will be playing at home against Oak Grove at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Petal is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Pearl, they will head out on the road to face off against Meridian at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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