When Central Hinds coach Todd Montgomery saw All-America pitcher Michael Busby warming up to start the sixth inning, he could only mumble a few sarcastic words to the Porters Chapel coach Randy Wright.

&#8220You sorry dog,” said Montgomery, a longtime friend of Wright’s who starred at Rebul Academy. &#8220With Busby coming in, I knew we were done.”

Busby struck out all six Cougars he faced to wrap up his first outing on the Pierce Field mound in nearly a year in a 7-3 win over the Cougars. The junior has seen only spot duty in relief in two other outings this season, both on the road.

&#8220No matter what, Michael was going to pitch the sixth and seventh innings tonight,” Wright said. &#8220He hasn’t pitched at home this season and I wanted to him get two innings off our mound before we play Tri-County next week.”

The good news for Wright is that Busby entered in a save situation, with the Eagles leading just 5-3. His six-strikeout effort added to the 10 notched by starter Hayden Hales.

&#8220Michael looked like the All-American that he is and Hayden had a lot of movement on his fastball. Both our pitchers pitched well,” Wright said.

&#8220I felt great, even if it was a little cold,” Busby said. Of the 10 pitches he threw in the sixth, nine were strikes.

&#8220I threw 2 2/3 innings down at Oak Forest (on Tuesday) but I hadn’t pitched here,” added Busby, who was unable to pitch in last season’s postseason because of elbow surgery.

While Hales was nearly as sharp, the Eagles were still down 3-1 until the bottom of the fourth. Brady Towne led off the PCA inning with a single and then went to third after a passed ball and a wild pitch. He scored on Spencer Pell’s groundout to short.

Matt Cranfield, who had walked, came around when Chris Mixon drew a weak throw after darting down the line after a squibber in front of CHA pitcher R.J. Stolle.

Tied 3-3, PCA grabbed the lead in the fifth. Moose Carney doubled and then beat home a throw from second off Dan Ivey’s grounder. Ivey made it 5-3 when he scored on Towne’s single to left.

The Eagles added two insurance runs in the sixth when Busby drove in Cole Smith, who had singled, and then scored on an errant throw after Carney’s fly out to deep center.

In the seventh, Busby threw a wicked, 2-2, curveball to fan Jordan Stubbs. He then struck out the final two to close it.

&#8220We jump on them 3-1 and have our chances to get some more but we showed why we’re 4-3,” said Montgomery, a Vicksburg native who played on the city’s first-ever Babe Ruth state championship team in 1995.

&#8220I will say, this is the first time in 11 years that I haven’t been run-ruled here.”

Busby drove in two off a 3-for-4 effort which included a RBI double in the first inning. Towne had two hits.