Baseball Preview: Winnfield Tigers vs. West Ouachita Chiefs
The Winnfield Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the West Ouachita Chiefs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Winnfield got themselves on the board against Many, but Many never followed suit. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 5-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Winnfield.
Jake Hemphill made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over 6.2 innings pitched. Hemphill has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hemphill was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Canyon Compton was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, West Ouachita scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Cedar Creek as West Ouachita made off with a 13-6 win. The high-scoring effort was just what West Ouachita needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Winnfield has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-13 record this season. As for West Ouachita, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
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