The Rapides Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Jena Giants at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Rapides is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Rapides fell victim to Grace Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. Their tough 16-0 defeat to the Warriors might stick with them for a while.
Rapides saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izzy Vandertwepen, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Jena sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Grant on Thursday.
Rapides' loss dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Jena, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season.
Rapides came up short against Jena in their previous matchup back in April of 2019, falling 9-4. Can Rapides avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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