Softball Preview: Destrehan Wildcats vs. East Ascension Spartans
The Destrehan Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the East Ascension Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Destrehan will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Slidell typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Destrehan proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Tigers.
Jolie Lozano spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Destrehan let Makayla Thomas and Ava Burkett loose on the outfield. Thomas scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Burkett scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, even though Mandeville scored an imposing 13 runs on Saturday, East Ascension still came out on top. East Ascension skirted past Mandeville 14-13. The win made it back-to-back victories for East Ascension.
East Ascension got a massive performance out of Madison Stevens, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cayden Tullier, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Destrehan pushed their record up to 24-7 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs per game. As for East Ascension, their victory bumped their record up to 18-12.
Destrehan beat East Ascension 4-1 when the teams last played back in February of 2021. Will Destrehan repeat their success, or does East Ascension have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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