Morgan City is 0-8 against Covenant Christian Academy since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Morgan City Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Covenant Christian Academy Lions at 6:00 p.m.
Morgan City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They suffered a tough 10-0 loss at the hands of Assumption.
Morgan City saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shamus Lacoste, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Covenant Christian Academy faced Chalmette in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Covenant Christian Academy came out on top against Chalmette by a score of 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Covenant Christian Academy.
Evan Duplantis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on five hits.
Morgan City's defeat dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Covenant Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 19-3.
Morgan City might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Covenant Christian Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Covenant Christian Academy's Cade Quick, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Now that Morgan City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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