The St. Louis Catholic Saints will challenge the DeRidder Dragons at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Louis Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
St. Louis Catholic made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Lake Charles College Prep, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Saints blew past the Trailblazers 21-1 on Wednesday. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Abby Traub
| 04/02/25 @ Lake Charles College Prep | 4 |
| 03/20/25 vs South Beauregard | 2 |
| 03/13/25 vs Grand Lake | 2 |
| 03/08/25 @ Prairieville | 2 |
| 02/25/25 vs Bell City | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Abby Traub, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, six RBI, and four runs. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Ellie Gage was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
St. Louis Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .571. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, DeRidder didn't have quite enough to beat Westlake on Friday and fell 9-8.
Alyssa Hall made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Johnson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
St. Louis Catholic's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-6. As for DeRidder, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-15.
Everything went St. Louis Catholic's way against DeRidder when the teams last played back in March of 2023, as St. Louis Catholic made off with a 23-2 win. Will the Saints repeat their success, or do the Dragons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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