
Panthers
05/02/25 vs Jena | 2-3 |
04/26/25 vs South Beauregard | 4-1 |
04/21/25 vs Pine | 7-1 |
04/15/25 @ Avoyelles Charter | 11-2 |
04/14/25 vs St. Mary | 9-1 |
Pine Prairie dropped their record down to 31-5 on Friday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Jena Giants by a score of 3-2. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Giants apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2018.
As for Jena, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 29-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games.
For Jena's part, Kiette Cooper spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up eight Ks. Cooper has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 30 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Jena saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Callie Decker, who went 1-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Pine Prairie does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Jena, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 4-3 loss against Doyle on the 4th.
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