On Friday, Hahnville faced St. Thomas More in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Hahnville Tigers fell just short of the St. Thomas More Cougars by a score of 7-6. The Tigers have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meetings.
Jenna Cancienne was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits. Cancienne was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Amberly Dempster made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Brazzi Jacob was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Hahnville hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in four consecutive contests.
Hahnville's loss dropped their record down to 13-5. As for St. Thomas More, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Hahnville will take on Opelousas Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hahnville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Opelousas Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Thomas More, a feisty cat fight will be fought as St. Thomas More Cougars face off against Walker Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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