Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Church Point). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Opelousas Tigers a 20-0 shutout on Friday. While the Bears didn't have the best season last year (they finished 13-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Ethan Little
| 02/21/25 vs Opelousas | 3 |
| 03/15/24 @ Crowley | 2 |
| 02/24/24 vs St. Martinville | 2 |
| 02/15/25 @ Ascension Episcopal | 1 |
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Waylon Castille and Ethan Little did most of the damage at the plate: Castille scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Little scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Those three runs gave Little a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Venable, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Church Point always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .714. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Church Point and bumps their season record up to 5-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs over those games. As for Opelousas, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Coming up, Church Point will take on Comeaux in a tournament on Saturday. Church Point is facing Comeaux at the right time seeing as Comeaux is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Opelousas, they will square off against Oakdale at 5:45 p.m. on Monday.
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