The St. Amant Gators will challenge the Opelousas Catholic Vikings at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in St. Amant's favor as the squad sits on eight straight wins at home while Opelousas Catholic has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
St. Amant is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Airline, who was ranked 18th at the time (St. Amant was ranked 12th). St. Amant narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Airline 9-7.
St. Amant got a great performance from EMMALEIGH THERIOT as she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Those eight strikeouts gave THERIOT a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Opelousas Catholic lost 8-2 to Hahnville on Friday.
Ashley Little was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one double.
Little wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kale Lormand, who went 1-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
St. Amant has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. Opelousas Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
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