Baseball Recap: Opelousas Catholic's Loss Ends Eight-Game Winning Streak on the Road

Opelousas Catholic fell victim to Live Oak and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Vikings' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Opelousas Catholic's loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-8-1. As for Live Oak, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season.

Opelousas Catholic will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against St. Thomas More at 4:00 p.m. The Cougars' pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so the Vikings' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Live Oak, they are taking a road trip to take on Dutchtown at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 2.6, the Griffins 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.