While East Iberville put up some runs on Saturday, the same can't be said for False River. The East Iberville Tigers put the hurt on the False River Gators with a sharp 10-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Tigers, who have now won four matches in a row.
Colton Melancon
| 03/08/25 vs False River | 14 |
| 03/01/25 vs Liberty Magnet | 11 |
| 02/10/25 @ Donaldsonville | 11 |
| 03/30/24 @ East Feliciana | 7 |
| 03/07/24 vs McKinley | 7 |
Colton Melancon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Chene Thompson and Noah Cushenberry did most of the damage at the plate: Thompson scored three runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Cushenberry scored three runs while going 2-for-3. What's more, Thompson posted two hits, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. Cort Willis was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
East Iberville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
East Iberville pushed their record up to 6-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for False River, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-10-1.
East Iberville will have a chance to go back-to-back against False River: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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