Baseball Game Preview: Opelousas Catholic Vikings vs. St. Thomas More Cougars

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Previous 3 Games

04/02/24 - Away	7-1 W
03/09/19 - Away	8-6 W
03/17/17 - Neutral	6-3 W

Opelousas Catholic has gone a perfect 3-0 against St. Thomas More recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Vikings will look to defend their home field against the Cougars at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Opelousas Catholic 3.7, St. Thomas More 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Opelousas Catholic fell victim to Live Oak and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Vikings' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Meanwhile, St. Thomas More faced Teurlings Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Cougars fell 5-2 to the Rebels. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Rebels recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.

Opelousas Catholic's loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-8-1. As for St. Thomas More, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-7.

Opelousas Catholic took their victory against St. Thomas More when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 7-1 score. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.