Softball Preview: West Rusk Raiders vs. Tatum Eagles
West Rusk is 7-0 against Tatum since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The West Rusk Raiders will look to defend their home field against the Tatum Eagles at 5:30 p.m.
On Thursday, West Rusk came up short against Jefferson and fell 8-3. West Rusk has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Tatum made easy work of Waskom on Wednesday and carried off a 14-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Tatum.
Tatum got a massive performance out of Sanyia Cotton, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Aundrea Bradley, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
West Rusk's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Tatum, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-18 record this season.
Everything went West Rusk's way against Tatum when the teams last played back in March as West Rusk made off with an 8-1 win. Does West Rusk have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tatum turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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