North Vermilion Patriots’ winning streak ends at 22 games

OK, be honest. How many of you thought the 2022 North Vermilion Patriots would post a 38-1 overall record en route to the Class 4A Baseball State Championship?
Not many thought that would happen.
The Patriots, heading into Saturday’s game against the Notre Dame Pioneers, were on a 22-game winning streak. The streak ended when Notre Dame beat North Vermilion 6-4 in a non-district game.
The Pios (15-7) are the defending Division III state champions and are No. 3 in the Division III power rankings in 2022.
North Vermilion head coach Jeremy Trahan is OK with the loss.
“We want to win every game on our schedule,” said Trahan. “There is nothing wrong with losing as long as you learn from every game.”
Trahan added that the team is disappointed with the loss but losing to a quality program like Notre Dame is not the end of the world.
The Patriots (22-2) are scheduled to play Washington-Marion at home on Tuesday and Thursday on the road.
The Patriots are still the No. 1 team in the power point standings.
In the loss to Notre Dame, the Patriots fell behind 6-0 after four innings.
Cole Veronie pitched the first three innings and Tyson LeBlanc pitched the final four innings.
With two hits each for NV were Lane Patin, Camden Breaux and Tyson LeBlanc.