Basile is 0-4 against Merryville since March of 2023 but things could change on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Basile Bearcats duke it out with Merryville Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Basile has given up an average of 9.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Last Friday, Basile didn't have quite enough to beat Lacassine and fell 14-13. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (11), the Bearcats still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Merryville didn't have quite enough to beat St. Louis Catholic on Monday and fell 8-7.
Merryville got a massive performance out of Shaylee Lott, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and one RBI. Makinly Fowler was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Merryville's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-6. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Basile, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2-1.
Basile came up short against Merryville in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, falling 7-2. Can Basile avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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