Softball Game Preview: Rapides Mustangs vs. Beau Chene Gators

The Rapides Mustangs will square off against the Beau Chene Gators at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rapides is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.

Rapides came up short against Northwood on Wednesday, falling 11-3.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Beau Chene). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Opelousas an 18-0 shutout on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Gators in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won nine in a row.

Beau Chene's victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Rapides, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.