The Byrd Yellow Jackets will take on the North Caddo Titans at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Byrd is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs last Monday, they were much more limited against Captain Shreve on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Gators by a score of 3-2. The Yellow Jackets haven't had much luck with the Gators recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, North Caddo came into Monday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They were the clear victors by a 21-7 margin over Plain Dealing on Monday.
Nataleigh Ball made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Ball was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with four RBI and one triple. That's the most hits she has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, North Caddo let KK Rainey and Isabel Dial run wild. Rainey scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Dial went 2-for-4 with three runs and four RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Rainey a new career-high. Kaileigh Blackburn was another key player, scoring four runs while going 3-for-5.
North Caddo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .591. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
North Caddo's win bumped their record up to 5-11. As for Byrd, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.
Everything went Byrd's way against North Caddo when the teams last played back in February of 2021, as Byrd made off with a 15-5 victory. Do the Yellow Jackets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Titans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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