The Plain Dealing Lions will square off against the Simsboro Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Plain Dealing is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Homer 16-3 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Simsboro got the win against Haynesville on Thursday by a conclusive 17-7. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 games by ten runs or more this season.
Kennady King and Carlei Wheeler made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, King tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Wheeler struck out ten batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. At the plate, King went 4-for-5 with one home run, four runs, and three RBI, while Wheeler scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. That's the most RBI King has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Jacoya Lewis was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, four stolen bases, and three runs. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Kailee Hamilton, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Simsboro was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They are a perfect 11-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Simsboro has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Plain Dealing, their victory bumped their record up to 5-11-1.
Plain Dealing might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Simsboro when the teams last played back in March. Will the Lions have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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