RAYMOND — Matt Cranfield is quietly putting up Michael Busby type numbers. The Porters Chapel Academy senior right-hander had his sharpest outing of the season, tossing a complete seven-inning, no-hitter as the Eagles picked up a key District 5-A win Tuesday night with a 7-0 win over Central Hinds Academy.

The Eagles have pinned their hopes following the graduation of Busby, a two-time Vicksburg Post Player of the Year and current Mississippi State Bulldog pitcher, around Cranfield. He delivered a third straight district win and has yet to give up a hit. This one, considering Central Hinds came in with a 2-0 record in the district, was the most impressive.

“That was a seven-inning no-no,” an ecstatic PCA coach Randy Wright said afterwards. “Crannie was great. He had a nasty curve ball tonight. The big thing he did better tonight than in his last start was that he got ahead of every hitter but one. And he did it for seven innings.”

Not a single Central Hinds (2-5, 2-1) batted ball left the PCA infield. Only one ball was hit hard and that was a line drive caught by first baseman Joe Borrello. Cranfield struck out 11 and issued just one walk, in the sixth inning. The only other Cougar baserunner was R.J. Stall, who reached on a fourth inning error.

“I felt I was more ready to pitch tonight,” said Cranfield, who struck out 11 but walked three and hit two in a five-inning outing Thursday night against University Christian. “To strike out 11 and give up just one walk, that’s a pretty good game. I felt a lot stronger.”

PCA catcher Josh Hill could vouch for Cranfield’s stronger velocity.

“He was hurting my hand and I had a mitt on,” Hill said. “I think Central Hinds bit off more than they could chew against him. Matt’s curveball was outstanding.”

Stall, who was on the mound for the Cougars, had a good outing as well, striking out 11 Eagles. But PCA (4-4, 3-0) got a run in the second and then built on its lead late with two runs each in the last three innings.

Hill had a hand in getting the Eagles a 1-0 lead. He led off the second with a hit then went to third on a single by Borrello. He scored on Gabby Hays’ grounder to short.

The Eagles got two more in the fifth when Colby Rushing singled and then scored on a passed ball while Chris May knocked in Cranfield with a late-swinging double down the left-field line.

Matt Greer’s RBI single brought in the Eagles’ fourth run in the sixth, then he scored on a wild pitch to make it 5-0.

In the seventh, May blasted a solo home run to left. Hill followed with his second hit and then scored on the Cougars’ third error of the game to make it 7-0.

“This was a huge district win for us on the road. And it came after a pretty embarrassing day on Saturday,” Wright said of the Eagles’ two run rule losses suffered against Claiborne. “We did a really good job of running the bases tonight. We used our speed.”

St. Al 9, Forest 0

Ryno Martin-Nez threw his third shutout in as many starts, striking out nine and walking one as St. Aloysius (7-2) routed Forest (9-2) at the Lake Spring Break Tournament.

Regan Nosser led the Flashes at the plate, with a triple, solo home run and two runs scored. Pierson Waring, Stephen Evans and Martin-Nez also had two hits apiece for St. Al.