The Kaplan Pirates will challenge the Ponchatoula Green Wave at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ponchatoula will be up against a hot Kaplan team: the squad just extended their winning streak to 11. Everything went Kaplan's way against Bell City on Tuesday as Kaplan made off with an 11-1 win.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ponchatoula). Everything went their way against Hammond on Tuesday as Ponchatoula made off with a 23-1 victory. The win was nothing new for the Green Wave as they're now sitting on five straight.
Sierra Bess was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with six RBI, three runs, and one triple. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Abby Dagro was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Ponchatoula hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are 9-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Kaplan's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Ponchatoula, their victory bumped their record up to 13-9.
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