Morgan City is 1-9 against Assumption since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Morgan City Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Assumption Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Morgan City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of A.J. Ellender by a score of 4-3.
Morgan City saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shamus Lacoste, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Maddox Pellerin, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Morgan City didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as A.J. Ellender only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Assumption was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bourgeois. That's two games in a row now that Assumption has lost by exactly three runs.
Morgan City's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Assumption, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Morgan City suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Assumption in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Will Morgan City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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