For the second straight game, Parkview Baptist will face off against University Lab. The Eagles will square off against the Cubs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Parkview Baptist is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
Parkview Baptist is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: University Lab, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Parkview Baptist was ranked 14th). The Eagles won by a run and slipped past the Cubs 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since March 13th.
For University Lab's part, Nicholus Zeringue was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Zeringue has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Jaris Hamilton was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Ethan Hopkins was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Parkview Baptist pushed their record up to 24-6 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for University Lab, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 21-9.
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