The Central Lafourche Trojans will face off against the Zachary Broncos at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Lafourche has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while Zachary will come in with three straight wins.
Central Lafourche came into this matchup off a tough ten-run defeat on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of John Curtis Christian by a score of 8-6 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Trojans have suffered since February 20th.
Krista Marks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits.
At the plate, Addison Himel made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lindsey Cheramie, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Meanwhile, Zachary got themselves on the board against False River on Tuesday, but False River never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Gators with a sharp 18-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Broncos, who have now won four games by 13 runs or more so far this season.
Zachary's win bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Central Lafourche, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Central Lafourche couldn't quite get it done against Zachary in their previous matchup back in February of 2021 as they fell 8-3. Will the Trojans have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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