The Highland Baptist Christian Bears are taking a road trip to square off against the St. Martinville Tigers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Highland Baptist Christian has given up an average of 8.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Highland Baptist Christian fell victim to Hanson Memorial and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 17-0 to the Tigers. The loss continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, St. Martinville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 15-12 victory over the Spartans. The Tigers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
St. Martinville got a massive performance out of Jayton Walker, who scored four runs while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Walker a new career-high in RBI (two). Branson Chiasson was another key player, scoring four runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
St. Martinville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Highland Baptist Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for St. Martinville, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
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