It was a good run, but Highland Baptist Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. Their tough 12-1 defeat to the New Iberia Yellowjackets might stick with them for a while. Highland Baptist Christian was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the four contests prior) but New Iberia's pitchers proved too tough.
For New Iberia's part, the team relied heavily on Janie Sewell, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Madison Taylor was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Highland Baptist Christian's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8. As for New Iberia, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-12 record this season.
Highland Baptist Christian will look to defend their home field on Monday against Covenant Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. One thing working in Covenant Christian Academy's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matches. As for New Iberia, they will head out on the road to square off against Loreauville at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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