Baseball Recap: Morgan City Sets Scoring Season-High Against Highland Baptist Christian

By Team Reports Apr 5, 2025, 3:09am

Baseball Recap: Morgan City Tigers vs. Highland Baptist Christian Bears

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04/04/25 vs Highland Baptist Christian13
03/11/25 vs Patterson12
03/21/25 @ Franklin8
03/10/25 @ Bourgeois8
03/03/25 @ Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy8

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Morgan City). They blew past the Highland Baptist Christian Bears 13-1 on Friday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Tigers as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.

Bryce Solar made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over five innings pitched. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landon Aucoin, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Thomas Mancuso, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

Morgan City's win bumped their record up to 9-22. As for Highland Baptist Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-14.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Morgan City will face off against Berwick at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Panthers will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something the Tigers surely won't give up without a fight. As for Highland Baptist Christian, they will square off against Westgate at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.

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