Baseball Game Preview: South Lafourche Tarpons vs. Hanson Memorial Tigers

The South Lafourche Tarpons are taking a road trip to square off against the Hanson Memorial Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Lafourche is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.

South Lafourche will head out to face Hanson Memorial after giving up their first home loss of the season on Saturday. South Lafourche fell 6-1 to St. Edmund. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Tarpons couldn't push the score so high this time.

South Lafourche got a good showing from Beau Robert, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Furthermore, Robert didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent over his last four matchups.

On the hitting side, South Lafourche saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Pierce, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Monday. Hanson Memorial came up short against Hahnville, falling 18-7. Hanson Memorial has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Loren Wells made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February.

South Lafourche suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 8-7. As for Hanson Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6-1.

South Lafourche's speedy runners might be the difference in Tuesday's contest. South Lafourche has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Hanson Memorial, though, as they've been averaging only 1.2 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will South Lafourche continue to outrun the ball?

South Lafourche suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Hanson Memorial in their previous matchup back in April of 2016. Can South Lafourche avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.