The West Rusk Raiders will be playing at home against the De Kalb Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as West Rusk comes in on three and De Kalb on six.
West Rusk is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past New Diana 5-3.
Meanwhile, De Kalb had just enough and edged Mount Vernon out 5-4 on Friday. That's two games straight that De Kalb has won by just one run.
Jaylen White and Dom Dunn made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, White tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Dunn tossed two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. White has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, White went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI, while Dunn scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
West Rusk's victory bumped their record up to 16-11-1. As for De Kalb, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7-2 record this season.
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