Pelicans
| 03/11/25 @ Slaughter Community Charter | 18 |
| 02/13/25 vs East St. John | 16 |
| 03/07/25 vs East Feliciana | 15 |
| 03/07/25 @ Broadmoor | 15 |
| 02/17/25 vs Broadmoor | 15 |
Port Allen waltzed into their game on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Everything went their way against the McKinley Panthers as they made off with a 12-1 victory. The Pelicans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Garrett Cline made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple was his first of the season.
In other batting news, James Fontenot was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. Another player making a difference was Carson Chapman, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Port Allen's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for McKinley, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Coming up, Port Allen will be playing at home against Woodlawn-B.R. at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Port Allen's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Woodlawn-B.R.'s hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for McKinley, they will venture away from home to face off against Plaquemine at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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