Sacred Heart hit Gautier with a four-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Gators fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 6-5. On the bright side, the five- run effort marked the Gators' highest-scoring contest to date.
Darrie Slay made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakkoda Jackson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
Gautier dropped their record down to 1-3 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Sacred Heart, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Gautier didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 9-1 victory against Citronelle on the 21st. As for Sacred Heart, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 5-0 win against Stringer on the 21st.
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