Baseball Game Preview: Live Oak Eagles vs. Opelousas Catholic Vikings

Live Oak is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Opelousas Catholic is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Eagles will welcome the Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Live Oak 2.7, Opelousas Catholic 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Last Thursday, Live Oak beat St. Amant 4-1.

Live Oak got a great performance from Sawyer Pruitt as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Pruitt has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cal Cassard, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, after a string of 11 wins, Opelousas Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Edmund.

Live Oak is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Opelousas Catholic, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 18-7-1.