The St. Martin Yellow Jackets are taking a road trip to face off against the D'Iberville Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Martin is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Biloxi with a sharp 13-4 victory on Saturday. The Yellow Jackets not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since March 21st.
Meanwhile, D'Iberville hadn't done well against Ocean Springs recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Warriors came out on top against the Greyhounds by a score of 5-2.
Corbin Smith looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jaylen Johnson, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. He has become a key player for D'Iberville: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 8-14 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Naron, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
D'Iberville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ocean Springs only posted a batting average of .250.
D'Iberville's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-15. As for St. Martin, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
St. Martin took their win against D'Iberville when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 11-5 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Yellow Jackets since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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