The Ponchatoula Green Wave will head out on the road to square off against the Fontainebleau Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ponchatoula will be strutting in after a victory while Fontainebleau will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Ponchatoula beat Slidell 6-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Ponchatoula.
The team relied heavily on Grace Schwaibold, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Dagro, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Fontainebleau was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell victim to a tough 15-1 defeat at the hands of Mandeville.
Ponchatoula has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Fontainebleau, their loss dropped their record down to 6-16.
Ponchatoula was able to grind out a solid win over Fontainebleau in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, winning 9-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ponchatoula since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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