Northlake Christian managed to slip by French Settlement the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Northlake Christian Wolverines came up short against the French Settlement Lions on Thursday, falling 9-3. The Wolverines were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2024.
Allie Fortier was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Raimondi, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for Northlake Christian and nudges their season record down to 3-7. As for French Settlement, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-8.
Northlake Christian and French Settlement could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Louisiana Rankings. Northlake Christian (ranked 147th) will meet Walker (ranked eighth) at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Northlake Christian has given up an average of 7.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. Similarly, French Settlement will square off against Ascension Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Friday down 119 places (145 vs. 26).
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