On Thursday, St. Amant faced Live Oak in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Amant Gators fell just short of the Live Oak Eagles by a score of 6-5. St. Amant was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Live Oak apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March.
Alix Franklin made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Makinzey Elisar, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
St. Amant's defeat dropped their record down to 21-9. As for Live Oak, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 18-13.
St. Amant will be playing in front of their home fans against John Curtis Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (John Curtis Christian: 3.7, St. Amant: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Live Oak, they will head out on the road to take on Central at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Central is coming into the matchup with nine straight victories at home, so Live Oak will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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