The Winnsboro Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Commerce Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Winnsboro will be strutting in after a win while Commerce will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, Winnsboro needed a bit of extra time to put away Rains. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 victory over the Wildcats. Nine seems to be a good number for the Raiders as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Commerce might've scored the first runs on Tuesday, but it was Prairiland who claimed the real prize. Commerce came up short against Prairiland, falling 15-8.
Karis Lewis and Lauryn Bailey did some serious damage despite the final result: Lewis scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Bailey scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-1. Those two runs gave Bailey a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamdyn Mills, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4.
The victory got Winnsboro back to even at 5-5. As for Commerce, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8-1.
Winnsboro was able to grind out a solid win over Commerce in their previous matchup back in March of 2019, winning 6-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Winnsboro since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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