The Lacassine Cardinals will head out to face off against the Oakdale Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lacassine will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Monday, then bounced right back against Westgate on Wednesday. The Cardinals' pitchers stepped up to hand the Tigers an 18-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won seven matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Oakdale had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over the Trojans. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Warriors have posted since March 15th.
Jolie West made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. West was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024.
West wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kylee Hardison, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Madison Sumbler was another, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Oakdale kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in three consecutive games.
Oakdale's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-7-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Lacassine, they moved to 8-5 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Lacassine couldn't quite finish off Oakdale in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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