Softball Game Preview: West Rusk Raiders vs. Gladewater Bears

The West Rusk Raiders will challenge the Gladewater Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

West Rusk is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They came up short against Crockett, falling 9-1.

Meanwhile, Gladewater didn't have quite enough to beat Grace Community on Monday and fell 9-8. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

West Rusk's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Gladewater, they now have a losing record of 3-4-1.

Everything went West Rusk's way against Gladewater in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, as West Rusk made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Rusk since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.