PCA Jr. High defeated VJHS on Thursday

Porter’s Chapel Academy came away with two wins in a doubleheader against Vicksburg Junior High on Thursday.

Game one:

A few steals from the Gators gave them a 4-0 first-inning lead until the Eagles got on the board with a steal of their own. Hancock also got a steal in the second for PCA as the Gators led 4-2 heading into the third.

J Odom would get Vicksburg’s final run after another steal in the third but PCA responded with two runs after Chad Fuson and Lakelan Pecanty both scored from errors.

Late in the game, the bases were full when PCA’s batter was hit by a pitch followed by a line drive from Coltin Hancock that brought in the final two runs as the Eagles won 7-5.

Fuson struck out three in the win and Ryan LaBarre struck out two while McClure struck out one.

Allen had a hit for the Gators and Carson struck out three.

Game two:

The Eagles finished the night with an 8-4 win over the Gators in the second game.

A hit by Cartwright along with a couple of errors helped VJHS go up 3-0 in the first. PCA responded with three runs after a single from CJ Koestler that tied the game.

Silas Hall got a nice RBI in the second followed by a few Eagles being hit by pitches that led to free walks as PCA eventually went up 7-3.

Koestler got the last run late in the game from a steal as PCA won 8-4.

Fuson struck out three for the Eagles and K Thomas struck out five for the Gators.

Koestler, Young and Hall all had a hit for PCA while Allen, Harris, and Cartwright all had a hit for VJHS.