The Avoyelles Mustangs will challenge the Kinder Yellowjackets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Avoyelles is looking for their season's first win.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Avoyelles' offense. They came up short against Oakdale on Tuesday, falling 15-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kinder). They never let Port Barre get on the board and left with a 17-0 victory on Tuesday. Considering the Yellowjackets have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Brianna Fontenot was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 1-for-4. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Samantha Hayes, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Eaves, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Kinder's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-2. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Avoyelles, their loss dropped their record down to 0-16.
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