The Rains Wildcats will face off against the Winnsboro Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Rains' favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last six contests.
If Rains beats Winnsboro with 14 runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Wildcats blew past Prairiland 14-1 on Tuesday. The Wildcats have beaten the Patriots the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Patriots has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Winnsboro ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Mount Vernon 6-4.
Traci Rogers and Laila Wells were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Rogers pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Wells didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Rogers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive appearances. At bat, Rogers went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double, while Wells got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run. Those two RBI gave Rogers a new career-high.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Madilyn Moss, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that she has hit this season.
Rains' record now sits at 10-4-1. As for Winnsboro, their record is now 12-3-2.
Everything went Rains' way against Winnsboro when the teams last played last Monday, as Rains made off with a 10-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the team 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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