PREP ROUNDUP: Indians building scoreless streak

Published 11:21 pm Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Staff reports

The last time Port Neches-Groves lost a baseball game, the Indians were shut out.

Since then, no team has scored on PNG.

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Khristian Curtis threw a five-inning, one-hit gem, and PNG delivered a 14-0 blow to Cleveland at The Reservation on Tuesday. Winners of three straight, the Indians (10-11-1, 3-2 in 21-5A) have beaten Dayton (twice) and Cleveland by a combined 33-0.

Dean Guidry doubled twice and drove in four runs, but Reece Mancera drove in the most runs with five on a 2-for-2 outing and scored two runs of his own. Cade Billeaud (2 for 3), Carson Roccaforte (three RBI), Nathan Aguilar, Ryan Sosa and Reid Porter rounded out the home Indians’ 10 hits.

Brett Dickerson lined the only hit off Curtis.

 

Vidor 5, Memorial 3

In Vidor, a 3-0 first-inning lead for Memorial (5-7, 2-3 in 21-5A) did not hold up in a two-run defeat to the Pirates.

Vidor climbed back with a run in the third and overtook the lead with three more in the fourth.

Adler Kithler allowed four earned runs on nine hits in a complete-game loss for the Titans. Jaylen LaPoint went 2 for 4 with a run scored to lead the Titans’ offense.

 

SOFTBALL

Nederland 7, Vidor 1

In Vidor, Destini Trahan threw 12 strikeouts and held the Pirates to five hits in a decisive win for the Bulldogs (18-12, 6-2 in 21-5A).

Tori Morrison went 2 for 3, and Alyssa Collazo (two RBI), Brittany Taylor, Harlee Brown, Danielle Richardson, Chaelyn Esquivel and Kallye Taylor also had a hit apiece in the win.

 

Dayton 7, PNG 2

In Dayton, the Indians (15-8, 4-4 in 21-5A) failed to generate many runs despite Cameron Niedenthal’s 3-for-4 day at the plate.

Kasidee Sartin went 2 for 4 with a double and run scored.

About I.C. Murrell

I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

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