Avoyelles has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Opelousas Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
The matchup between Avoyelles and Rosepine on Monday hardly resembled the 2-1 effort from their previous meeting. Avoyelles fell just short of Rosepine by a score of 11-10. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Avoyelles in their matchups with Rosepine: they've now lost four in a row.
Hunter Lemoine was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (he also only allowed one walk). Lemoine was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cody Bordelon was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with three RBI. Kade Gauthier was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
Meanwhile, Opelousas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. Their rough 12-2 loss to Beau Chene might stick with them for a while.
Avoyelles' defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Opelousas, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Everything went Avoyelles' way against Opelousas in their previous meeting back in April of 2019 as Avoyelles made off with a 13-2 victory. Does Avoyelles have another victory up their sleeve, or will Opelousas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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