Central Lafourche hasn't had much luck against Assumption recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Trojans will venture away from home to face off against the Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. One thing working in Central Lafourche's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last eight matches.
Central Lafourche's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Plaquemine as they made off with an 18-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won 15 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Central Lafourche got a massive performance out of Demi Orgeron, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Lilli Dufrene, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Assumption faced Kaplan in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Mustangs fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 8-6. The Mustangs have struggled against the Pirates recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Central Lafourche is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.1 runs over those games. As for Assumption, their loss dropped their record down to 22-5.
Central Lafourche suffered a grim 17-6 defeat to Assumption when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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