Morgan City had to endure an eight-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against the Plaquemine Green Devils on Saturday as the Morgan City Tigers made off with a 12-2 victory. The win was just what Morgan City needed coming off of an 11-1 loss in their prior game.
Shamus Lacoste made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lacoste was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Guarisco, who went 4-for-5 with five RBI and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Landon Gagliano, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Morgan City's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-16. As for Plaquemine, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-9-1.
Morgan City will be playing at home against South Lafourche at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Plaquemine, they will head out on the road to take on St. John at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. St. John is coming into the matchup with five straight wins at home, so Plaquemine will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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