Morgan City fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Riverside Academy on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Riverside Academy Rebels by a score of 4-3.
Noah Guarisco put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed over his last four contests. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February.

Keagan Hoyt
| 03/07/25 @ Riverside Academy | 3 |
| 02/27/25 @ Bourgeois | 2 |
| 02/17/25 @ St. James | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs East St. John | 1 |
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In other batting news, Keagan Hoyt was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. Thomas Mancuso was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two doubles.
Even though they lost, Morgan City kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Morgan City's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Riverside Academy, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Morgan City will face off against St. Amant at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. As for Riverside Academy, they will challenge Newman at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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