The Eunice Btlng Bobcats will challenge the Crowley Gent at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Eunice is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand LaGrange a 23-0 shutout on Wednesday. The win was nothing new for the Btlng Bobcats as they're now sitting on five straight.
Mika Fontenot and Madelyn Smith were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Fontenot pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Smith pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances. At bat, Fontenot got on base in two of her four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI, while Smith got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Eunice got a massive performance out of Eva Sattler, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most runs Sattler has posted since back in February. Lailynn Simon was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with four RBI, one triple, and one run.
Eunice hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least four batters in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Crowley made sure to put some runs up on the board against Elton on Thursday. The Gent put the hurt on the Indians with a sharp 22-5 victory. The result was nothing new for the Gent, who have now won nine matchups by 11 runs or more so far this season.
Crowley's win bumped their record up to 9-13. As for Eunice, their victory bumped their record up to 10-15.
Eunice got the 'W' when the teams last played back in March of 2023 against Crowley by a conclusive 16-1 score. Do the Btlng Bobcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Gent turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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