Leesville lost against DeRidder last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Leesville Wampus Cats fell 8-4 to the DeRidder Dragons. That's two games in a row now that the Wampus Cats have lost by exactly four runs.
Creek Smith made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3. Kaleb Godwin also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Leesville has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-9-1 record this season. The win (which was DeRidder's third in a row) raised their record to 9-14.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Leesville will face off against Buckeye at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for DeRidder, they will square off against Merryville at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Merryville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so DeRidder's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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