Yellowjackets
| 03/13/25 vs Rapides | 9-0 |
| 03/11/25 vs St. Louis Catholic | 12-2 |
| 03/08/25 vs Houma Christian | 16-6 |
| 03/08/25 @ Loreauville | 12-2 |
| 03/07/25 @ Winnfield | 7-3 |
| + 3 more games |
Kinder waltzed into their contest on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rapides Mustangs a 9-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Yellowjackets also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2019.
The result came thanks to Samantha Hayes's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Kinder got a massive performance out of Caegen Manuel, who scored two runs and stole Four bases. while going 2-for-3. Manuel is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Fontenot, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
Kinder's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.2 runs over those games. As for Rapides, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Coming up, Kinder will head out to face off against Loreauville at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Loreauville has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.17 runs per game on average), something Kinder will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Rapides, they will welcome Negreet at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Negreet has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 18.2 runs per game on average), something Rapides will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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