Softball Recap: Ponchatoula picks up seventh straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 16, 2024, 6:52pm

Softball Recap: Ponchatoula Green Wave vs. Slidell Tigers

Ponchatoula entered their tilt with Slidell with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They had just enough and edged the Slidell Tigers out 6-5. That's more bragging rights for Ponchatoula, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Abby Dagro made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned run off four hits. Dagro has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Dagro was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Christina Curtis was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brilynn Singh, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

On Slidell's side, Hollie Flower made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyleigh Ardoin, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.

Ponchatoula pushed their record up to 23-7 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Slidell, their defeat dropped their record down to 27-8.

Ponchatoula will have a chance to go back-to-back against Slidell: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Wednesday.

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