The Hicks Pirates will square off against the Marksville Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Hicks' favor as the team sits on nine straight wins at home while Marksville has been banged up by 12 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Hicks fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Lake Charles College Prep on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Trailblazers by a score of 2-1. The game marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Hicks saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Wellman, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI. Conner Wilt also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Marksville came up short against Church Point on Tuesday and fell 6-1. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by exactly five runs.
Marksville also got a good showing from Jean-Paul Gremillion, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Furthermore, Gremillion didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2025.
Marksville's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Hicks, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 9-1.
Marksville's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Hicks hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .427. It's a different story for Marksville, though, as they've only averaged .167. Will they be able to contain Hicks' hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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