Softball Preview: Southside Sharks vs. Port Barre Red Devils
The Southside Sharks will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Port Barre Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Southside entered their tilt with Lafayette with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lions an 11-0 shutout on Friday. 11 seems to be a good number for Southside as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
AC Pharr was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Pharr has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Pharr was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Maci Menard was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple. Jena Lecamus was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Port Barre got the win against St. Joseph's - Plaucheville last Thursday by a conclusive 10-0.
Southside pushed their record up to 17-7 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Port Barre, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Everything went Southside's way against Port Barre in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Southside made off with a 13-2 victory. Will Southside repeat their success, or does Port Barre have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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