Raiders
| 04/17/25 vs Arp | 15 |
| 02/28/25 vs Westwood | 13 |
| 02/21/25 vs Harmony | 9 |
| 04/11/25 @ Sabine | 8 |
| 04/08/25 vs Sabine | 8 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Rusk). Everything went their way against the Arp Tigers on Thursday as they made off with a 15-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Raiders considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Cole Jackson made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because West Rusk is 6-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-10-1 otherwise. Jackson was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Kam Brown was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Troy Hunley, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
West Rusk kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 9.
West Rusk is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-12-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Arp, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-15-1 record this season.
West Rusk has already played their next matchup, a 6-1 win against Gladewater on the 22nd. As for Arp, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 6-1 victory against Troup on the 22nd.
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