Baseball Recap: DeRidder Triumphs

With a playoff win on the line, DeRidder rose to the challenge on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 victory over the Cecilia Bulldogs. That's more bragging rights for the Dragons, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

DeRidder's win bumped their record up to 19-17. As for Cecilia, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-16.

DeRidder will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bulldogs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Friday.