The Holden Rockets are taking a road trip to challenge the Berwick Panthers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Holden's offense. They lost 12-0 to French Settlement on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Rockets in their meetings with the Lions: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Berwick duked it out with Morgan City on Friday. The Panthers put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 12-5 win. With that victory, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Phoebe Fears was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Those eight strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games she's played.
In other batting news, Madison Diboll was excellent, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two triples, five RBI, and two runs. Those two triples gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kadence LaPointe, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Berwick kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Berwick's record now sits at 4-1. As for Holden, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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