Softball Recap: South Plaquemines Comes Up Short

Hurricanes

Previous 5 Games

03/19/25 @ East St. John	15-25
03/18/25 @ Jefferson RISE Charter	24-6
03/12/25 @ Phoenix	10-7
03/11/25 vs Phoenix	27-11
03/10/25 vs Thomas Jefferson	7-22

After flying high against Jefferson RISE Charter on Tuesday, South Plaquemines came back down to earth. The South Plaquemines Hurricanes came up short against the East St. John Wildcats on Wednesday, falling 25-15. The Hurricanes' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Shylen Prout and Mahki'Yah Brown stepped up to the plate in a big way. Prout went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Brown scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Keyia Davis also deserves some recognition as she got her first hits of the season.

Even though they lost, South Plaquemines kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post 11 or more hits.

South Plaquemines now has a losing record of 3-4. As for East St. John, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.

South Plaquemines will face off against Edna Karr at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for East St. John, they will challenge Central Lafourche at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Central Lafourche has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.06 runs per game on average), something East St. John will no doubt try to take advantage of.