The Catholic of Pointe Coupee Hornets will be playing at home against the Riverside Academy Rebels at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Catholic of Pointe Coupee's favor as the squad sits on eight straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Riverside Academy has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Last Saturday, while Catholic of Pointe Coupee put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Central Private. Catholic of Pointe Coupee blew past Central Private 12-0. The high-scoring effort was just what Catholic of Pointe Coupee needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Jude Morrison looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Luke Vosburg relieved him and did a solid job, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Connor Lecour, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was John Mason Miller, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Riverside Academy beat A.J. Ellender 6-2 on Saturday. Six seems to be a good number for Riverside Academy as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Catholic of Pointe Coupee's win bumped their record up to 8-15. As for Riverside Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 5-12-1.
Catholic of Pointe Coupee beat Riverside Academy 6-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Does Catholic of Pointe Coupee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverside Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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