The St. Paul's Wolves will head out to face off against the Ponchatoula Green Wave at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Paul's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They didn't even let Hammond on the board, marking St. Paul's second-straight 10-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolves.
Jude Reason tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
Brody Bouterie
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At the plate, Cody Corales and Brody Bouterie did most of the damage at the plate: Corales went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Bouterie scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Those two hits gave Bouterie a new career-high. Brennan Villa was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
St. Paul's always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Ponchatoula made easy work of Franklinton on Saturday and carried off an 8-2 victory. The Green Wave might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
St. Paul's record now sits at 9-12. As for Ponchatoula, their record is now 13-7.
St. Paul's came out on top in a nail-biter against Ponchatoula when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Paul's 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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