The Beau Chene Gators will take on the Northwest Raiders at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Beau Chene barely beat Delcambre the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Gators never let the Panthers get on the board and left with a 9-0 win on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Gators have posted against the Panthers since March 2, 2017.
Meanwhile, Northwest got the win against St. Joseph's - Plaucheville on Saturday by a conclusive 11-0.
Brayden Batiste and Ethan Jenkins did most of the damage at the plate: Batiste scored two runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-3, while Jenkins scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Jenkins has become a key player for Northwest: the team is 5-2 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 3-22 otherwise. Gage Berard was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Northwest always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .621. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March.
Beau Chene's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-17. As for Northwest, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-24.
Beau Chene took their win against Northwest in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 19-9 score. Do the Gators have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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