Rison and Woodlawn are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Rison Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Woodlawn Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Woodlawn is hoping to do on Friday what Ouachita couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Rison's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Rison blew past Ouachita 14-3.
Carlese Johnson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Johnson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Layne Potter, who scored three runs and stole seven bases while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last five times she's played. Haven Simpson was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Woodlawn got the win against Stuttgart on Thursday by a conclusive 13-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Woodlawn.
Rison's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3. As for Woodlawn, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Rison might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Woodlawn in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Rison avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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