Baseball Preview: Mandeville Skippers vs. Ponchatoula Green Wave
Mandeville and Ponchatoula are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Mandeville Skippers will head out on the road to square off against the Ponchatoula Green Wave at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ponchatoula took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Mandeville, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, Mandeville faced Slidell in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Mandeville walked away with a 4-1 win over Slidell. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mandeville.
Aidan Grab tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tyler Fischer, who scored a run while going 1-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Hickman, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Ponchatoula had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Covington on Monday. Ponchatoula has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mandeville's victory bumped their record up to 17-5. As for Ponchatoula, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6.
Mandeville beat Ponchatoula 5-2 in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mandeville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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