The Oakdale Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Alexandria Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Oakdale is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
If Oakdale beats Alexandria with five runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Warriors beat Eunice on Monday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-1.
Braedan Strother
| 04/07/25 @ Eunice | 1 |
| 03/31/25 vs Port Barre | 1 |
| 03/24/25 @ Lake Charles College Prep | 1 |
| 03/17/25 @ St. Louis Catholic | 1 |
| 03/13/25 @ Kinder | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
Braedan Strother spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Maddox Thompson was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Kylar Ballard, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Oakdale was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Alexandria's offense. They fell just short of Doyle by a score of 1-0 on Monday. The Trojans' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Oakdale pushed their record up to 17-12 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Alexandria, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-13.
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