Ponchatoula is 3-0 against Hahnville since February of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Ponchatoula Green Wave will head out on the road to challenge the Hahnville Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Ponchatoula is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Ponchatoula put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Fontainebleau as Ponchatoula made off with a 13-3 win.
Abby Dagro made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Dagro has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Dagro was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brilynn Singh, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Rae'el Wheat, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hahnville suffered a tough 13-3 defeat at the hands of Mt. Carmel on Tuesday.
Brianna Keller made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Ponchatoula is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Hahnville, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-12-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Ponchatoula hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Hahnville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.3. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Ponchatoula came out on top in a nail-biter against Hahnville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 10-9. Will Ponchatoula repeat their success, or does Hahnville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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