Baseball Game Preview: South Lafourche Tarpons vs. East St. John Wildcats

By Team Reports Mar 20, 2024, 3:11am

Preview: South Lafourche Tarpons vs. East St. John Wildcats

The South Lafourche Tarpons will be playing in front of their home fans against the East St. John Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

On Tuesday, South Lafourche suffered a rough 13-5 defeat at the hands of A.J. Ellender. South Lafourche has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Jana Bernard and Kailyn Kiger did some serious damage despite the final result: Bernard scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Kiger scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Vega, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, East St. John was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. Their tough 16-1 defeat to Destrehan might stick with them for a while.

South Lafourche's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for East St. John, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.

South Lafourche took their victory against East St. John in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 16-0. Will South Lafourche repeat their success, or does East St. John have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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