New Iberia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Southside Sharks. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Sharks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-2 back in February.
New Iberia saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shaylee Gibson, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
New Iberia's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Southside, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-6.
New Iberia and Southside could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Louisiana Rankings. New Iberia will challenge Notre Dame at 5:30 p.m. on Friday down 151 places (155 vs. 4). New Iberia has given up an average of 10.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. Similarly, Southside (ranked 39th) will meet Sam Houston (ranked second) at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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