
Tigers
02/10/25 @ Donaldsonville | 14 |
03/08/25 vs False River | 10 |
03/08/25 vs False River | 10 |
02/28/25 @ Southern Lab | 10 |
03/17/25 vs Northeast | 9 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Iberville). Everything went their way against the Northeast Vikings on Monday as the East Iberville Tigers made off with a 21-12 victory. Considering the Tigers have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Cort Willis was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with six RBI, one stolen base, and one run. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI.
In other batting news, Chene Thompson was a standout: he scored four runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has become a key player for East Iberville: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-4 otherwise. Colton Melancon was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
East Iberville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .743. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
East Iberville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 8.3 runs. Northeast's loss dropped their record down to 1-5-1.
Looking ahead, East Iberville will square off against Port Allen at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Port Allen will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something East Iberville surely won't give up without a fight. As for Northeast, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Southern Lab at 3:30 p.m.
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