D'Arbonne Woods and Quitman are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. D'Arbonne Woods will venture away from home to take on Quitman at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (D'Arbonne Woods 3.8, Quitman 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
D'Arbonne Woods will bounce into Friday's match after beating Airline, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. D'Arbonne Woods' pitcher stepped up to hand Airline a 12-0 shutout on Thursday. Considering D'Arbonne Woods has won 16 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Joley Bennett
| 04/10/25 @ Airline | 2 |
| 03/29/25 vs Hicks | 1 |
| 03/13/25 @ St. Frederick | 1 |
| 03/06/25 vs Haughton | 1 |
| 04/02/24 vs Quitman | 1 |
D'Arbonne Woods let Charley Alford and Joley Bennett run wild. Alford fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-4, while Bennett went 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance also gave Bennett a new career-high in doubles (two). Chloe Edwards was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Quitman faced Benton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Wolverines fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 6-4. The Wolverines just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Anna Leach made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
D'Arbonne Woods has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.9 runs over those games. As for Quitman, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-8.
D'Arbonne Woods came up short against Quitman in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 5-2. Can D'Arbonne Woods avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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