The French Settlement Lions will face off against the Holden Rockets at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. French Settlement will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, French Settlement made easy work of St. Scholastica and carried off a 16-1 win. Considering the Lions have won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Jillian Cullen
| 04/03/25 vs St. Scholastica | 4 |
| 03/20/25 vs Northlake Christian | 3 |
| 03/12/25 @ Pearl River | 3 |
| 04/01/25 @ Pope John Paul II | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ St. Charles Catholic | 2 |
Jillian Cullen made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Remie Gautreau was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Acosta, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
French Settlement always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Scholastica only posted an OBP of .200.
Meanwhile, while it was Holden who put the first runs on the board on Saturday, it was Iowa who put up more. The Rockets lost 13-4 to the Yellowjackets. The Rockets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
French Settlement's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-9. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Holden, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.
French Settlement came out on top in a nail-biter against Holden in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 4-3. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rockets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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