The Oakdale Warriors will square off against the Leesville Wampus Cats at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Thursday, Oakdale came up short against Vermilion Catholic and fell 6-2. The Warriors have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Kylar Ballard made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Leesville got their first taste of in-conference action on Thursday and they started things off strong. They put the hurt on LaGrange with a sharp 15-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Wampus Cats in their matchups with the Gators: they've now won five in a row.
Layton Combs and Hunter Garton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Combs pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Garton kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Leesville is 2-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 7-13-1 otherwise. At the plate, Combs scored three runs and stole a base, while Garton got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base. Those three runs gave Combs a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Creek Smith, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Daren Brown, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Oakdale's defeat dropped their record down to 17-14. As for Leesville, their win bumped their record up to 9-14-1.
Oakdale suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Leesville when the teams last played back in February of 2019. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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