The St. Amant Gators are taking a road trip to face off against the French Settlement Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Amant barely beat Morgan City the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. St. Amant never let Morgan City get on the board and left with a 7-0 win on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gators.
Meanwhile, French Settlement had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They blew past the Panthers 12-6. Considering the Lions have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Brycen Valle, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Noah McNabb, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
French Settlement pushed their record up to 11-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for St. Amant, their win bumped their record up to 12-7.
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