Softball Game Preview: Southside Sharks vs. David Thibodaux Bulldogs

By Team Reports Apr 3, 2024, 8:36am

Softball Preview: Southside Sharks vs. David Thibodaux Bulldogs

The Southside Sharks will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the David Thibodaux Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Southside is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.

Southside can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-2 margin over New Iberia.

AC Pharr spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Jena Lecamus and Jaci Gary did most of the damage at the plate: Lecamus scored three runs and stole seven bases while going 3-for-5, while Gary went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Lecamus is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ali Moss, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.

Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last four matches, David Thibodaux finally came back down to earth on Monday. They fell just short of Opelousas Catholic by a score of 3-2. David Thibodaux has struggled against Opelousas Catholic recently, as their contest on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Southside is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for David Thibodaux, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-16.

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