The Opelousas Tigers will head out on the road to take on the St. Martinville Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Opelousas is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 13-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Opelousas never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Northwest on Tuesday. They walked away with an 11-7 win over the Raiders. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Opelousas' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, St. Martinville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 16-12 to Breaux Bridge. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Opelousas' victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-6. As for St. Martinville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Opelousas might still be hurting after the 16-6 loss they got from St. Martinville when the teams last played back in March of 2019. Thankfully for Opelousas, Alyssa Casey (who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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