Baseball Game Preview: Mandeville Skippers vs. Ponchatoula Green Wave

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Previous Games

03/28/24 - Away	1-7 L
03/31/23 - Home	5-2 W
04/02/22 - Home	3-5 L
03/31/22 - Away	5-4 W
04/01/21 - Home	1-0 W
+ 5 more games

Mandeville and Ponchatoula are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. Mandeville will challenge Ponchatoula at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Mandeville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Ponchatoula's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Mandeville's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Hammond by a score of 5-0. The win continues a trend for the Skippers in their matchups with the Tornadoes: they've now won seven in a row.

Meanwhile, Ponchatoula entered their tilt with St. Paul's on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 7-6 W against the Wolves. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Green Wave have posted against the Wolves since April 2, 2019.

Mandeville's win bumped their record up to 12-14. As for Ponchatoula, their victory bumped their record up to 15-7.

Mandeville suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Ponchatoula when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Mandeville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.