The Barbe Buccaneers will head out on the road to face off against the Sulphur Golden Tors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Barbe is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
On Monday, Barbe didn't have quite enough to beat Kinder and fell 5-4.
Meanwhile, Sulphur owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over Acadiana. Considering the Golden Tors have won seven matches by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Claire Mellard tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Sulphur let Anna Hays and Mariah Davis run wild. Hays went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Davis went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI Hays has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Keely LaBove, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Sulphur has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. Barbe's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
Barbe beat Sulphur 11-7 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Barbe since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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