St. Thomas More is 0-3 against Opelousas Catholic since March of 2017 but things could change on Wednesday. The Cougars will face off against the Vikings at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. Thomas More 2.6, Opelousas Catholic 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Thomas More is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Teurlings Catholic, who was ranked third at the time (St. Thomas More was ranked 13th). The Cougars took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rebels on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Cougars couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Opelousas Catholic's offense. They fell just short of Live Oak by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Vikings' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Opelousas Catholic's defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-8-1. As for St. Thomas More, their loss dropped their record down to 21-7.
St. Thomas More suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Opelousas Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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