The Picayune Maroon Tide will head out on the road to square off against the Pearl River Central Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Picayune sitting on eight straight wins and Pearl River Central on three.
Picayune is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Hattiesburg 3-1. Three seems to be a good number for Picayune as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Brady Robertson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits.
On the hitting side, Picayune's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kyler King, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pearl River Central put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They put the hurt on West Harrison with a sharp 10-3 win.
Pearl River Central also got a great performance from Roman Mitchell as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Mitchell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kendall Morrison, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sam Tuminello, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Picayune has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Pearl River Central, their victory bumped their record up to 25-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Picayune has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Pearl River Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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