Baseball Game Preview: St. Martinville Tigers vs. Highland Baptist Christian Bears

The St. Martinville Tigers will square off against the Highland Baptist Christian Bears at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Martinville will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.

St. Martinville is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Comeaux by a score of 15-12 on Friday.

St. Martinville got a massive performance out of Jayton Walker, who scored four runs while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Walker a new career-high in hits (three). Branson Chiasson was another key player, scoring four runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

St. Martinville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Highland Baptist Christian fell victim to Hanson Memorial and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 17-0 to the Tigers. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

St. Martinville has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.9 runs over those games. Highland Baptist Christian's loss dropped their record down to 4-7.

St. Martinville skirted past Highland Baptist Christian 8-7 when the teams last played on Tuesday. Will St. Martinville repeat their success, or does Highland Baptist Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.