The St. Amant Gators are taking a road trip to challenge the East Ascension Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between St. Amant and Walker, and Walker kept the tradition alive. St. Amant came up short against Walker on Tuesday, falling 17-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Gators have suffered since February 15th.
Meanwhile, East Ascension fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Prairieville on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Hurricanes by a score of 5-4.
Darrin Magee was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted over his last four games.
At the plate, Dawson Landry made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
East Ascension dropped their record down to 14-12 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only five runs. As for St. Amant, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 15-10 record this season.
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