PEARL – The Pearl Pirates skinned the Brookhaven Panthers 12-6 Thursday night in Region 6-5A baseball action in Jackson.

“We have been struggling to get things going offensively this week,” said BHS coach Randy Springs. “Pearl has a good ball club. Overall, we are still in the hunt in the region race and playoffs. We just need to continue working hard to improve in practice and in games to get to the playoffs.”

The Panthers (8-10, 4-2) return to action Tuesday. They host their arch region rivals, the McComb Tigers for a huge district test. Junior varsity action begins at 5 p.m., followed by the varsity game at 7.

Pearl 12, Brookhaven 6

Pearl came out and out-scored Brookhaven 12-3 in the first five innings of work.

The Panthers rallied in the seventh inning but fell short at the end scoring only three runs in the attempt.

Zack Prince was the winning pitcher for the Pirates with three strikeouts and three walks.

Houston Case absorbed the setback for the Panthers with nine strikeouts and five walks.

Parker Thurman paced Pearl’s offense with two singles. Prince contributed a triple. Phalon Smith had a double. Alex Hutton, Dalton Solis, Nick Lawrence and Dalton Sullivan hit safely.

Andrew Culver was the offensive leader for the Panthers with a double. Landon McCullough, Zach Smith and Peyton Clark hit a single apiece.