The Ruston Bearcats will take on the Quitman Wolverines at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ruston will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Pineville, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Bearcats narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Rebels 5-4. While the Bearcats didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between Quitman and Castor, and Quitman kept the tradition alive. The Wolverines' pitcher stepped up to hand the Tigers a 15-0 shutout on Thursday. The Wolverines might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by six runs or more this season.
Maggie Guyotte made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Guyotte was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and one triple. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season.
In other batting news, Brenna Lamkin was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Hallie Kate Pullig, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Quitman was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .542. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2025.
Quitman is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Ruston, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
Ruston suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Quitman in their previous matchup back in March of 2025. Can the Bearcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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