Rapides made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Avoyelles, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Rapides fell just short of Avoyelles by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, Rapides couldn't push the score so high this time.
Rapides dropped their record down to 6-9 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only two runs. As for Avoyelles, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 7-10.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Rapides will face off against rival Holy Savior Menard at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Avoyelles is set to take on their familiar foe Oakdale at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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