Softball Game Preview: Tatum Eagles vs. West Rusk Raiders

By Team Reports Apr 12, 2024, 8:11am

Softball Preview: Tatum Eagles vs. West Rusk Raiders

Tatum is 0-7 against West Rusk since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Tatum Eagles will head out on the road to take on the West Rusk Raiders at 5:30 p.m. West Rusk took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Tatum, who comes in off a win.

Last Wednesday, Tatum made easy work of Waskom and carried off a 14-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Tatum.

Sanyia Cotton was a standout: she scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Aundrea Bradley was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.

Meanwhile, West Rusk came up short against Jefferson on Thursday and fell 8-3. West Rusk has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Tatum has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-18 record this season. As for West Rusk, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.

Tatum suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to West Rusk in their previous matchup back in March. Can Tatum avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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