Ponchatoula entered their tilt with Slidell with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They had just enough and edged the Slidell Tigers out 6-5. That's more bragging rights for Ponchatoula, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Abby Dagro made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned run off four hits. Dagro has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Dagro was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Christina Curtis was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brilynn Singh, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Slidell's side, Hollie Flower made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyleigh Ardoin, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Ponchatoula pushed their record up to 23-7 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Slidell, their defeat dropped their record down to 27-8.
Ponchatoula will have a chance to go back-to-back against Slidell: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Wednesday.
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