On Thursday, Live Oak faced St. Amant in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Live Oak Eagles narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the St. Amant Gators 6-5. Winning may never get old, but Live Oak sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
For St. Amant's part, Alix Franklin was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. Kinley Meche was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Live Oak has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-13 record this season. As for St. Amant, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-9.
Live Oak will head out on the road to challenge Central at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Central will roll in looking for their 15th straight win, something Live Oak surely won't give up without a fight. As for St. Amant, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against John Curtis Christian at 5:00 p.m. John Curtis Christian is coming into the contest with five straight victories on the road, so St. Amant will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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