Baseball Recap: Tara Has No Trouble Against False River

Tara won the last time they faced False River and things went their way on Monday too. Everything went the Tara Trojans' way against the False River Gators as the Tara Trojans made off with a 17-7 win. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by six runs or more this season.

Adrian Coleman

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/03/25 vs False River	4
03/01/25 vs McKinley	3
02/17/25 vs Kennedy	3
04/13/24 @ East Feliciana	3
02/20/25 @ False River	2

Adrian Coleman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Steven Ruiz was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing Four bases. while going 2-for-4. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Lenmorrow Lawrence, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.

The victory made it two in a row for Tara and bumps their season record up to 5-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 12.5 runs. As for False River, they dropped their record down to 0-6-1 with the loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tara will square off against Family Christian at 3:35 p.m. on Thursday. Family Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.6 runs per game this season. As for False River, they will take on Central Private at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. False River has given up an average of 10.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.