The Commerce Tigers will challenge the Winnsboro Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Commerce has given up an average of 8.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Things were looking good for Commerce after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 15-8 to Prairiland.
Karis Lewis and Lauryn Bailey did some serious damage despite the final result: Lewis scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Bailey scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-1. The dominant performance gave Bailey a new career-high in stolen bases. Kamdyn Mills was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Winnsboro ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Rains 9-7. Nine seems to be a good number for the Raiders as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Winnsboro's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-5. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 2.25 runs across that stretch. As for Commerce, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8-1.
Commerce came up short against Winnsboro in their previous meeting back in March of 2019, falling 6-3. Will Commerce have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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