Baseball Preview: Plain Dealing Lions vs. Haynesville Golden Tornado
Plain Dealing is 0-9 against Haynesville since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Plain Dealing Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Haynesville Golden Tornado at 5:00 p.m. Neither Plain Dealing nor Haynesville posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Plain Dealing's offense. They fell victim to a tough 19-0 defeat at the hands of Block on Tuesday. Plain Dealing just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Meanwhile, Haynesville owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past Simsboro 1-0. The victory was just what Haynesville needed coming off of a 13-2 defeat in their prior match.
Hunter LeBlanc was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Plain Dealing's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Haynesville, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season.
Plain Dealing might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Haynesville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Plain Dealing have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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