Softball Preview: West Rusk Raiders vs. Troup Tigers
The West Rusk Raiders will be playing at home against the Troup Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West Rusk has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Troup will come in with four straight victories.
Last Friday, West Rusk fell victim to a rough 9-1 defeat at the hands of Tatum.
Meanwhile, Troup scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against Waskom as Troup made off with a 17-3 win. The result was nothing new for Troup, who have now won nine matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Carli Hays made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Hays has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hays was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Taylor Gillispie, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-5. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. MaKayla Spencer was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base.
West Rusk's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Troup, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
West Rusk suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Troup in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gillispie, who struck out 17 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that West Rusk knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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