Sulphur had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Lafayette on Thursday. The Sulphur Golden Tors' pitcher stepped up to hand the Lafayette Lions a 10-0 shutout. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Not much got past Claire Mellard, who gave up just five hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Lafayette off the board. Mellard has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
Pressy White
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Pressy White, who fired off two home runs and three runs while going 2-for-3. She has been hot, having posted at least one home run the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubree Thomson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
White wasn't the only one working in the home run department: Sulphur lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lafayette didn't launched any home runs.
Sulphur is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. This is the second loss in a row for Lafayette and nudges their season record down to 8-6-1.
Coming up, Sulphur will square off against New Iberia at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lafayette, they will face off against Barbe at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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