Barbe has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Mandeville Skippers on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Barbe: 1.7, Mandeville: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Barbe is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Sulphur a 3-0 shutout. Three seems to be a good number for Barbe as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Mandeville waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Tigers out 1-0.
Neville's batters probably weren't too happy with Kyle Charrier, who pitched a no hitter (he gave up two walks).
Barbe's win was their 19th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 31-5. As for Mandeville, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-7 record this season.
Barbe was able to grind out a solid victory over Mandeville when the teams last played back in March of 2023, winning 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Barbe since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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