Softball Recap: Make It 17 in a Row for Kaplan

Pirates

Previous Games

04/07/25 vs Assumption	8-6
04/04/25 @ Ouachita Parish	9-1
04/04/25 @ Natchitoches Central	3-2
04/03/25 vs Barbe	10-5
04/01/25 @ St. Thomas More	7-4
+ 12 more games

Kaplan waltzed into their contest on Monday with 16 straight wins... but they left with 17. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 win over the Assumption Mustangs. The Pirates have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Mustangs, too.

Kaplan's victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Assumption, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-5.

Kaplan and Assumption should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Louisiana Rankings. The Pirates (ranked fifth) will meet Acadiana (ranked 68th) at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Assumption will face off against Central Lafourche at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank advantage (15 vs. 91).