The Rison Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Bauxite Miners at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rison's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Bauxite's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
It was a proper cat-fight when Rison challenged Central on Monday. The Wildcats never let the Cougars get on the board and left with a 15-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won ten matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Bauxite had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They skirted past the Leopards 3-1.
Bauxite saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Hastings, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Bauxite hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in six consecutive games.
Rison is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Bauxite, they pushed their record up to 17-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Rison skirted past Bauxite 9-8 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats 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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