Softball Recap: Plain Dealing picks up fifth straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 6, 2024, 7:11am

Softball Recap: Plain Dealing Lions vs. Green Oaks Giants

In what's become a running theme this season, Plain Dealing gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Green Oaks Giants an 18-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Plain Dealing sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.

Lani Lambka made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Lambka was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.

In other batting news, Plain Dealing got a massive performance out of Sophie Green, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 2-for-2. Green continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Sanaa Lyles was another key contributor, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-2.

Plain Dealing pushed their record up to 9-7 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.8 runs per game. As for Green Oaks, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.

Plain Dealing will look to defend their home field on Monday against Woodlawn-Shreveport at 4:30 p.m. Plain Dealing knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Woodlawn-Shreveport likes a good challenge. Green Oaks does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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