There's no place like home for Winnsboro, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. They never let the Quitman Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for Winnsboro, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Winnsboro's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lilly Rulison, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases. Rulison has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Even though they lost, Quitman didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Winnsboro only tossed five.
Winnsboro is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5-1 record this season. As for Quitman, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8-1.
Winnsboro will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Mount Vernon at 6:00 p.m. Winnsboro's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Mount Vernon's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Quitman, they will head out on the road to challenge Neches at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neches will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Quitman surely won't give up without a fight.
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