Ruston has not done well against Ouachita Parish recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Ruston Bearcats walked away with a 9-6 victory over the Ouachita Parish Lions. The win made it back-to-back victories for Ruston.
For Ouachita Parish's part, Malayah Vaughn was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run. Rheagan Montgomery was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Ruston has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Ouachita Parish, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-17.
Ruston will be playing in front of their home fans against West Monroe at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Monroe will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Ouachita Parish, they will head out on the road to square off against Oak Grove at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Oak Grove's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Ouachita Parish's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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