After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Eunice, DeRidder was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past the Leesville Wampus Cats 2-1. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Dragons as it put an end to their eight-game losing streak.
Laila Roberson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on seven hits.
| 03/13/25 vs Leesville | 3 |
| 02/13/24 @ South Beauregard | 2 |
| 03/10/25 vs Zwolle | 1 |
| 02/27/25 @ DeQuincy | 1 |
| 02/24/25 vs Rosepine | 1 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kinli Phelps, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with three stolen bases. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamoree Childs, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
DeRidder's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 5-11. As for Leesville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-5.
DeRidder didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 10-5 victory against Pitkin on the 14th. As for Leesville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 14-3 loss against Anacoco on the 17th.
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