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Benoit's gem propels Dogs to 4-1 win over Vinton

Benoit's gem propels Dogs to 4-1 win over Vinton

HICKS — The Jennings Bulldogs won their second consecutive contest here Thursday by topping a good Vinton Lions team by a final of 4-1. The Bulldogs used excellent pitching by sophomore J.J. Benoit, and timely hitting to walk out of the game with the win. The Dogs were back in action on Saturday in the Hicks Tournament when they took on Pitkin and Hicks in a double- header. The Dogs built a 3-0 advantage through the first two frames and then leaned on the pitching of Benoit to get them through the back half of the ball game. Benoit went all seven frames and allowed only one unearned run and struck out six. The Bulldog bats only collected four hits, but they were timely knocks. Max Hebert led the way with a 1-3 night and collected a pair of runs driven in. Tannum Bonin, Benoit and Hudson Dupuis all collected knocks for the Bulldogs in the contest.

Morvant's heroics lift Lady Dogs to 7-5 win over NCS

Morvant's heroics lift Lady Dogs to 7-5 win over NCS

LAKE CHARLES — Trailing 5-4 in the top of the seventh inning and down to their last strike, the Jennings Lady Bulldogs pulled out some magic when Jenna Morvant launched a three-run homer off of the left field foul pole to claim a 7-5 lead. Morvant would then return to the circle and mow down the Northside Christian (NCS) hitters in the bottom half to conserve the 7-5 lead and earn the win. The win put the Lady Dogs back in the win column, and upped their dazzling record to 10-3 overall.

No. 4 Iowa rolls past Lady Dogs, 12-1

No. 4 Iowa rolls past Lady Dogs, 12-1

Two softball teams expecting to compete for the district 3-3A championship squared off Tuesday night at Tom Precht Field in Jennings. The No. 4 Iowa Lady Yellowjackets took a 4-0 lead in the 3rd inning and added 5 more in the 7th inning to defeat the Jennings Lady Bulldogs 12-1.

Hounds win thriller over Church Point in 10th inning

WELSH — The Welsh Greyhounds took a dramatic win over the Church Point Bears on Tuesday at Sportsman’s Park by outlasting their guests 6-5 in a 10-inning thriller. With the game tied at 5-5 in the bottom of the 10th frame, Ethan Beard drew a walk, stole second and later came around to score the winning run on an error by the Church Point third baseman to claim the dramatic victory. Dane Iguess was dazzling on the mound for the Hounds, twirling five innings of three-hit ball and recorded 11 strikeouts. Beard came out of the pen and picked up where Iguess left off. Beard hurled five innings of two-hit baseball and fanned nine over his five frames. With the win, the Hounds moved to 6-2 on the season and will be back in action over the weekend.

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