The Picayune Maroon Tide will head out on the road to face off against the Long Beach Bearcats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Picayune waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over the Hurricanes.
Allie Bond tossed a big game, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, Addison Taggard was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, even though Pascagoula scored an imposing 11 runs on Tuesday, Long Beach still came out on top. Long Beach had just enough and edged Pascagoula out 12-11. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Long Beach.
Picayune's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Long Beach, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Picayune beat Long Beach 8-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for Picayune since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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