The Kinder Yellowjackets will face off against the Port Barre Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Kinder beat Holy Savior Menard 5-1.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Port Barre ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Oakdale. Five seems to be a good number for the Red Devils as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Port Barre got a great performance from Austin Ellis as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Ellis has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Tylus Metrejean was excellent, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ross Higdon, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Kinder has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Port Barre, their victory bumped their record up to 10-8.
Everything went Kinder's way against Port Barre in their previous meeting back in March of 2025, as Kinder made off with a 6-0 win. Will the Yellowjackets repeat their success, or do the Red Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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