Leesville is a perfect 9-0 against LaGrange since March of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Leesville Wampus Cats will head out to face off against the LaGrange Gators at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Leesville has three straight wins, LaGrange has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Leesville's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Hornbeck with a sharp 12-0 victory. The contest marked the Wampus Cats' most dominant win of the season so far.
Briawna Frusha
| 02/28/25 vs Hornbeck | 5 |
| 02/25/25 vs East Beauregard | 2 |
| 02/20/25 vs Vinton | 5 |
| 02/18/25 vs Merryville | 1 |
Leesville got a massive performance out of Briawna Frusha, who scored two runs and stole Five bases. while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Frusha is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's snagged at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Avery Bealer also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Leesville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .759. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .576 or higher in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, LaGrange came up short against Elizabeth on Monday and fell 14-9.
Taleah Nickleberry made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakhia Alfred, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Leesville pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for LaGrange, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Everything went Leesville's way against LaGrange when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Leesville made off with a 14-7 win. Will Leesville repeat their success, or does LaGrange have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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