Softball Preview: South Beauregard Knights vs. Caldwell Parish Spartans
The South Beauregard Knights will head out on the road to take on the Caldwell Parish Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Beauregard waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Gent a 16-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Caldwell Parish got the win against Vidalia on Friday by a conclusive 10-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Caldwell Parish.
Caldwell Parish got a great performance from Emily Rucker as she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Rucker has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Daisy Temple, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolyn Bruyninckx, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
South Beauregard pushed their record up to 18-15 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs per game. As for Caldwell Parish, their win bumped their record up to 19-12.
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