Baseball Game Preview: Marksville Tigers vs. Avoyelles Charter Vikings

Marksville hasn't had much luck against Avoyelles Charter recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Vikings at 1:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Marksville came up short against Florien on Wednesday, falling 10-4.

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Avoyelles Charter's offense. They fell just short of Pineville by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Vikings have suffered since February 20, 2024.

This is the second loss in a row for Avoyelles Charter and nudges their season record down to 10-10. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games. As for Marksville, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-19.

Marksville couldn't quite get it done against Avoyelles Charter in their previous matchup back in February as they fell 7-3. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.