THE MORGAN CITY 9-year-old All-Stars fell to Thibodaux, 14-3, on Monday evening in the District 3, 9-year-old Championship at Peltier Park. It was the third time Morgan City has played Thibodaux, with Morgan City winning the first game in the tournament opener on Thursday and Thibodaux winning the final two, one on Sunday and again on Monday. Above, a Thibodaux runner scores in Thursday’s matchup between the two squads, while Morgan City pitcher Jackson Butler covers on defense at home plate.
Through its first two games, the Morgan City 9-year-old All-Stars held the upper hand against its competition with dominating wins.
Then, however, the tables turned.
After defeating Thibodaux, 11-1 in its tournament opener, Morgan City fell twice to Thibodaux — once on Sunday and again on Monday night in the 9-year-old District 3 Championship as the Thibodaux squad won the tournament with a 14-3 victory against Morgan City.
In Monday’s loss at Peltier Park in Thibodaux, Matthew Mire led Morgan City with a 2-for-2 performance with a double, while Ethan Blanco also finished 2-for-2. Other Morgan City hitters included Leroy Byers, 1-for-1 with an RBI; and Jackson Butler and Gunnar Theriot, each 1-for-2.
Thibodaux forced Monday night’s if-necessary game for the championship after it handed Morgan City its first loss of the tournament, 21-7.
In the loss, Austin Reynolds led Morgan City with a 1-for-3 performance with a triple, while Byers finished 1-for-2 with an RBI. Other Morgan City hitters included Alex Boudreaux and Hugh Hamer, each 1-for-2; and Mire, Luke Freia and Zachary Bennett, all 1-for-3.
On Saturday, Morgan City defeated Franklin, 20-7.
Davidyione Bias led Morgan City with a 2-for-3 performance with a home run, while Kolin Crappell finished 1-for-2 with a triple and two RBIs. Other Morgan City hitters included Reynolds, 1-for-3, two RBIs; Bennett, 1-for-3, an RBI; Butler, 2-for-3; Byers and Hamer, each 1-for-2; and Mire and Freia, each 1-for-3.
In its tournament opener on Thursday, Morgan City routed Thibodaux, 11-1.
Freia led Morgan City with a 2-for-2 performance with a home run and three RBIs, while Mire finished 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs. Theriot added a 1-for-2 day with an RBI, while Reynolds finished 1-for-3.
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