D'Arbonne Woods will head out to take on the North DeSoto Griffins at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (D'Arbonne Woods 3.8, North DeSoto 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
D'Arbonne Woods' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They didn't even let Simsboro on the board, marking D'Arbonne Woods' second-straight 11-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for D'Arbonne Woods, who have now won 15 games by six runs or more so far this season.
D'Arbonne Woods got a great performance from Aubrey Zachary as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Zachary has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
Brinnly Redden
| 04/07/25 vs Simsboro | 5 |
| 04/03/25 vs Caldwell Parish | 2 |
| 03/21/25 vs Ouachita Parish | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs Haughton | 1 |
| 03/03/25 @ Ruston | 1 |
On the hitting side, Brinnly Redden was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Joley Bennett was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI.
D'Arbonne Woods was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Simsboro only posted a batting average of .118.
Meanwhile, North DeSoto faced Pineville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Griffins won by a run and slipped past the Rebels 5-4. The win continues a trend for the Griffins in their matchups with the Rebels: they've now won three in a row.
North DeSoto's victory was their 15th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for D'Arbonne Woods, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
D'Arbonne Woods suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to North DeSoto in their previous meeting back in March of 2020. Can D'Arbonne Woods avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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