Live Oak is on a five-game streak of home wins, while French Settlement is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Eagles will host the Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Live Oak is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: St. Amant, who was ranked ninth at the time (Live Oak was ranked 20th). The Eagles beat the Gators on Saturday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-5. The win continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Gators: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, French Settlement hadn't done well against Holden recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Lions had just enough and edged out the Rockets 4-3.
Jillian Cullen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Cullen was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run. That home run was her first of the season.
Cullen wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Amelia Roshto, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
French Settlement is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Live Oak, their win bumped their record up to 17-11.
Live Oak took their victory against French Settlement when the teams last played back in February by a conclusive 8-2 score. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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