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The Bossier Parish Community College baseball season is off to a great start, with the Cavaliers riding an 11-game winning streak into Region XIV competition Saturday at home, but the young BPCC basketball team missed a chance for a season sweep at home Wednesday night.
BASEBALL: BPCC (11-2) opens conference play Saturday at home with a 1 o’clock doubleheader against the Northeast Texas Community College Eagles. The Cavaliers won Region 14 North last season, with Northeast finishing second.
The Cavaliers swept Monday’s doubleheader against Copiah-Lincoln in Bossier City, 6-3 and 9-0.
A five-run second inning in the opener powered BPCC to victory. Mason Sanders crushed a three-run homer into the left-center gap—his third home run of the season. Riley Kwak added a hit and two RBI, while Jacob Polleto had two hits.
Former Benton standout Bryson Pierce started on the mound, throwing three scoreless innings with five strikeouts to earn the win. Jackson Reifel followed with three innings of relief, striking out three, and Chase Randall closed it out with a scoreless seventh, recording all three outs via strikeout for his fifth save of the season. Randall continues to be a reliable weapon out of the Cavs’ bullpen.
In Game 2, the Cavaliers pounded out nine hits to match their nine runs, while the pitching staff dominated throughout.
Hudson Legrow picked up his second win, tossing four scoreless innings. Former Parkway star Brandon Levy threw a scoreless frame with two strikeouts, giving him five punchouts over his last two innings and adding valuable depth to an already strong Cavalier bullpen.
Offensively, Collin Harris launched a three-run homer, Hayden LeBleu ripped an RBI double off the left-field wall, and Kash Martin lined a two-RBI single. LeBleu’s defense and toughness behind the plate have been instrumental in the Cavs’ hot start, which includes a 9-2 homefield record.
BASKETBALL: The Cavaliers couldn’t hold a lead Wednesday night at Billy Montgomery Gym, falling 88-81 to Paris JC.
A 43-37 halftime advantage dissolved as Paris outscored BPCC 51-38 in the final 20 minutes.
“We had numerous chances tonight to push out our leads and pull away,” said first-year coach Jeff Moore, who has 11 freshmen on his roster. “After playing so well last week, tonight is on me for not having our guys ready to play. Huge credit to Paris. They played steady the whole game and won the toughness battle. It seemed like they got every 50/50 ball.”
Tony Montgomery scored 21 points, grabbed seven rebounds and issued seven assists to pace the Cavs, who got 20 points from Zequan Lewis. Mazin Lumori contributed 14 points. Drew Cooper scored 13 and had seven rebounds while Dustin Welch added 10 points.
“We will move forward and correct some things going into Saturday’s game at Angelina on the road,” Moore said.
The Cavs (9-16, 3-14) are home for the final two times next Wednesday and Saturday.
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