The Catholic Bears will challenge the Episcopal Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Catholic's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last four games.
Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Zachary, who was ranked sixth at the time (Catholic was ranked third). The Bears put the hurt on the Broncos with a sharp 12-1 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won 17 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Lucas Lawrence looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched.
Dekohta Jones
| 04/09/26 vs Zachary | 3 |
| 04/07/26 vs Woodlawn-B.R. | 2 |
| 04/07/26 vs Woodlawn-B.R. | 2 |
| 03/25/26 vs Central | 2 |
| 03/19/26 vs South Beauregard | 2 |
On the hitting side, Dekohta Jones was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayes Segar, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one run.
Catholic hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least three batters in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Episcopal's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pope John Paul II on Wednesday. The Knights have struggled against the Jaguars recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Catholic's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 28-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.2 runs over those games. As for Episcopal, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-17.
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