Morgan City fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Central Lafourche on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Central Lafourche Trojans by a score of 5-4. The Tigers just can't catch a break and have now endured five defeats in a row dating back to last season.
Jason McCleary put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one double.
McCleary wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Christopher Tran, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Morgan City's loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Looking ahead, Morgan City will challenge Central Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Central Lafourche, they will square off against Plaquemine at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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