Lady Tigers punch ticket to Sulphur

LaSalle Lady Tiger Senior Savannah Valentine (6) slides safely into second during the #2-ranked LaSalle vs #7-ranked Oberlin Lady Tigers game in Olla on Saturday for the quarterfinals of the state playoffs. The game resulted in an 11 to 1 runaway victory for LaSalle. The Lady Tigers head to Sulphur on Friday to take on #11-ranked East Beauregard at 4 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on the Mixlr app (coachgcj) with Greg Jones on the call. (Oberlin game photos courtesy of Katie Helton.)

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The Easter break was no break for the Lady Tigers. LaSalle hosted two games against #18 Gueydan and #7 Oberlin. LaSalle fired up the offense in the first inning. Rheese Martin was hit by a pitch, driving in a run. The Lady Tigers put up six runs in the second inning. The big inning was thanks to a walk by Savannah Valentine, a single by Belle Guin, an error on a ball put in play by Victoria Pittman and a double by Allie Murphey.

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