Kaplan Pirates still in hunt for district title with season winding down

The Kaplan Pirates had no trouble on offense, winning big over Westgate 10-2 on Saturday.
The win improved Kaplan to 3-1 in district and 10-11 overall.
KHS has seven games left to play.
On Tuesday on the road, the Kaplan Pirates played Crowley. It was a big game because Kaplan is 3-1 in the district, and Crowley was 4-0.
A win by Kaplan could put the Pirates in a two-way tie for first with Crowley.
Kaplan head coach Tyler Domingue said, “We are preaching every game matters at this point for the playoffs. A district championship goes hand in hand with that.”
Going into Tuesday’s game, Kaplan was at No. 22 in power rankings in Class 3A.
On Saturday, the Pirates got on the board in the first inning. Caden Campisi singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run.
The Pirates pulled away for good with one run in the third inning. In the third Reece Hardee’s sac fly scored one run for the Pirates.
The Pirates scored five runs in the fifth inning. The big inning was thanks to a single by Bronson Simon, a fielder’s choice by Brett Guidry, and a double by Peyton Ford.
Ford took the win for the Pirates. The pitcher surrendered two runs on five hits over seven innings, striking out 12 and walking zero.
The Pirates scattered eight hits in the game. Guidry and Ford each managed two hits for the Pirates.
Other Pirates with hits were Campisi, Simon, Landon Berryhill and Landon Cheek.
Kaplan beat St. Martinville 13-2 last week. Pitcher Grant Campbell got the win.