The St. Thomas More Cougars will face off against the Live Oak Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Thomas More's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Live Oak's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Thomas More is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Sam Houston, who was ranked second at the time (St. Thomas More was ranked 13th). The Cougars lost 10-1 to the Broncos on Thursday. The Cougars' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Live Oak got the win against Slidell on Monday by a conclusive 13-3. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.
Live Oak is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-13 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for St. Thomas More, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-7.
St. Thomas More came out on top in a nail-biter against Live Oak when the teams last played back in February of 2024, sneaking past 2-0. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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