For the second straight game, Zachary will face off against Slidell. The Broncos will face off against the Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Zachary's hitters haven't had much luck over their past five contests, but Saturday's match will give them a chance to turn things around.
Zachary heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Friday. They fell just short of Slidell by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Broncos have suffered since March 14th.
For Slidell's part, Brayden Calamari was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). Those nine strikeouts gave Calamari a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times he's played.
Calamari wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Charles Burdett, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one double.
Slidell is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.2 runs over those games. As for Zachary, their loss dropped their record down to 21-15-1.
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