Baseball Preview: Waskom Wildcats vs. West Rusk Raiders
Waskom is 0-6 against West Rusk since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Waskom Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Rusk Raiders at 6:00 p.m.
Sadly, Waskom is still looking for their first win of the season after 14 matchups. Their tough 37-4 defeat to Elysian Fields on Friday might stick with them for a while.
Waskom saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Bush, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Bush has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Jacob Woodward was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, West Rusk gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They blew past Elysian Fields 9-1.
Waskom's loss dropped their record down to 0-14. As for West Rusk, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8-1 record this season.
Waskom suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to West Rusk in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Waskom avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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