The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns continue to have a chance to extend their conference series win streak, although their overall winning streak came to an end on Saturday.

14th-ranked Louisiana split a doubleheader with the Texas St. Bobcats at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park, dropping the first game, 5-1, before taking the second game, 7-3.

With the triumph in game two, the Cajuns still have an opportunity to extend their Sun Belt Conference series win streak to 62, a school and Sun Belt Conference record, as well as the longest current conference win streak in the nation, with a win in the series finale on Sunday.

Louisiana has not dropped a conference series since the weekend of St. Patrick's Day in 2013.

The setback in the opener put an end to UL's 17-game win streak.

In the first game, Louisiana got on the scoreboard first, scoring a run in the bottom half of the fourth inning when Kaitlyn Alderink doubled with one out before later scoring on a squeeze bunt by Melissa Mayeux, which gave them a quick 1-0 lead.

Texas St. grabbed the lead for good in the top half of the sixth inning, scoring two runs on two hits, courtesy of a two-run single off the bat of Piper Randolph, which gave them a 2-1 advantage.

The Bobcats put the game away in the top half of the fifth inning, scoring three runs, including a solo home run by Cat Crenek, her third of the season, as well as a two-run shot by Tara Oltmann, her ninth of the year, to make it 5-1.

That was all Texas St. would need, as they went on to the 5-1 win.

Texas St., who outhit Louisiana, 8-6, was led at the plate by Crenek and Oltmann, who both homered.

In a losing cause for the Cajuns, Ciara Bryan collected three hits.

Jessica Mullins (14-3) recorded the win in the circle for the Bobcats, allowing one run on six hits in a complete-game effort.

Kandra Lamb (14-2) suffered the loss for the Cajuns, allowing five runs on eight hits over 7.0 innings.

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In the second game, Louisiana jumped on top early, scoring four on five hits in the bottom half of the first inning, including a two-run home run by Julie Rawls, her 8th of the season,  which gave them a 4-0 lead.

The Cajuns added to their lead in the bottom half of the second inning when Karly Heath a solo home run, her fourth of the season, extending their advantage to 5-0.

Louisiana added another run in the bottom half of the fourth inning when Heath crushed a solo homer, her second of the game, and fifth of the season, to make it 6-0.

Texas St. scored its only runs in the top half of the sixth inning, plating two runs on three hits, including run-scoring singles off bats of Oltmann and Sara Vanderford, to make it 6-2.

The Cajuns added an insurance run in the bottom half of the sixth inning when Mayeux brought home a run with a sacrifice fly, making it 7-2.

Texas St. scored a run in the top half of the seventh inning, but it was far from enough, as UL went on to the 7-3 win, getting the doubleheader split.

Louisiana, who banged out eight hits, was led at the plate by Heath, who homered twice, along with Rawls, who also homered.

In a losing cause for Texas St., Vanderford collected two hits and drove home a run.

Summer Ellyson (14-4) recorded the win in the circle for the Cajuns, allowing three runs on eight hits while striking out 12.

For Ellyson, it was her ninth-consecutive victory, as well as her 88th career triumph.

Jessica Mullins (14-4) suffered the loss for the Bobcats, allowing three runs on three hits over one-third of an inning.

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With the doubleheader split, Louisiana moved its record to 33-7, overall, and 15-2 in Sun Belt Conference play, while Texas St. moved 27-7, and 9-4, respectively.

The two teams wrap up their three-game series with a single game on Sunday, with first pitch scheduled for noon.

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