Baseball Preview: Red River Bulldogs vs. Natchitoches Central Chiefs
The Red River Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Natchitoches Central Chiefs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Red River stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Jonesboro-Hodge 11-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Red River.
Kenny Lazarus made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Lazarus was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
In other pitching news, Tyler Hughes looked comfortable as he went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
Lazarus wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Williamson, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Murphy, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Natchitoches Central has not done well against Haughton recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Natchitoches Central walked away with a 5-2 win over Haughton.
Red River is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Natchitoches Central, their record now sits at 14-3.
Red River came up short against Natchitoches Central when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 3-0. Can Red River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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