After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Ocean Springs, D'Iberville was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the St. Martin Yellow Jackets. That result was just more of the same for these two, as D'Iberville also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Emma Franklin was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Franklin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Annah Nicely was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Piper Rushing, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Like D'Iberville, St. Martin also got a great game from a two-way player: Miranda Ladnier. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Ladnier was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Ladnier wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Savannah Terrell, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Emma Claire Elmore was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
D'Iberville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for St. Martin, they dropped their record down to 6-14 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
D'Iberville will square off against Ocean Springs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (D'Iberville: 3.3, Ocean Springs: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for St. Martin, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Harrison Central at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Harrison Central's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so St. Martin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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