Four in a row with one to go! Jackson Parish 8U boys All-Stars beat host Pineville 14-3 on Monday for their fourth straight win in the Dixie Youth “Coach Pitch” 8U All-Star District Tournament. With just one more win the locals will punch their ticket to the state tournament that will be played in Jefferson Parish July 13-16.

It was a familiar script as the locals continued to pound the ball while also turning in a another superb defensive effort. For the tournament, JP8U has now scored 54 runs while giving up only 9 leading to a complete dismantling of all four of the Rapides Parish teams faced.

JP8U ended the contest with a tournament best 24 hits led by Asher Norred who had four hits with a pair of doubles, drove in four runs, scored three and stole two bases for good measure. Maddox Graham also had four hits with a double, scored twice and knocked in a run.

Ridge Lewter hit three singles while Cruz Nomey added a pair of doubles with each scoring a run. Koplen Taylor’s triple was one of the two hits he got on night to go along with two runs scored, 2 RBI and a stolen base. Remi Davis, Carter Kelley, and Kutter Blalock, who scored twice, collected two hits. Landry Garrett, Andrew Seymore and Brock Craighead each chipped in with a hit as JP8U scored in every inning. Cruz Nomey picked up the win allowing just seven hits and three earned runs thanks to a sterling effort by the players on defense who did not make a single error in the game.