Arch-rivals Picayune and Pearl River Central are facing off a little earlier than usual on the baseball diamond this season.

The Blue Devils host the Maroon Tide tonight in the renewal of this annual neighborhood rivalry. The varsity game is set for 7 p.m., at the Pearl River Central Sports Complex.

The same two teams will meet in Picayune Tuesday night. The squads don’t normally face off this early, as the season is just a week old. But due to changes in realignment this year, the two schools that sit just about six miles apart are playing in different districts this season so the teams are meeting before their respective region play begins.

Both teams tuned up for the big meeting tonight with wins earlier in the week at Wildcat Stadium on the Pearl River Community College in the annual PRCC Classic.

The Maroon Tide rallied for an exciting 4-2 win over Ocean Springs. Picayune trailed 2-1 entering the seventh inning, but Peyton Lee smashed a three-run inside the park home run high off the center field wall to provide the game winnings runs for the Maroon Tide.

Mark Wood picked up the win on the hill for Picayune, in relief of starter Cody Hamrick. Hayden Falls earned a save.

Falls had two singles in the win as well. Billy Cox had two hits, including a two run double, for the Greyhounds.

Picayune stands 2-1 on the season, and its next two games will be against Pearl River Central.

The Blue Devils remained unbeaten on the season, moving to 3-0 on the year with an 8-1 win over Bay High.

Cody Miller pitched a complete game to get his first career victory. Miller scattered six hits and struck out nine batters in going the distance against the Tigers.

Jake Scheuerman put PRC on the board first in the second innings when he led off with an infield single and moved up to second on a throwing error. Anthony Hickman then sacrificed Scheuerman to third and he later scored on a wild pitch.

The Blue Devils added two more runs in the third frame when Scheuerman slapped a two run single driving in Christian Smith and Christian Travis.

In the fifth inning, Dylan Spiers singled in Wesley Mitchell to put PRC up 4-0.

After Bay scored its only run in the sixth, the Blue Devils responded with a four run rally in the bottom of the frame to put the game out of reach.

A sacrifice fly by Jeshua Lee scored one run, and RBI singles by Mason Songy, Wesley Mitchell, and Dylan Spiers followed for the Blue Devils to round out the scoring and secure the win.

After taking on Picayune tonight, the Blue Devils will return to Wildcat Stadium on Saturday to face powerful Harrison Central at 11 a.m., before traveling to Picayune Tuesday.