Morgan City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell victim to a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of the Covenant Christian Academy Lions. That's two games in a row now that Morgan City has lost by exactly ten runs.
Morgan City saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Solar, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Shamus Lacoste, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Covenant Christian Academy's side, they got a great performance from Cade Quick as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Quick has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Carsen Hebert was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Trosclair, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Morgan City's defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Covenant Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season.
Morgan City will head out on the road to square off against Plaquemine at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Plaquemine is coming into the match with eight straight victories at home, so Morgan City will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Covenant Christian Academy will take on Houma Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Covenant Christian Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so Houma Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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