Troup and West Rusk are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Troup Tigers will host the West Rusk Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Troup has four straight wins, West Rusk has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Troup is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand West Rusk a 20-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by six runs or more this season.
Taylor Gillispie
| 03/18/25 @ West Rusk | 14 |
| 03/14/25 @ Gladewater | 8 |
| 03/11/25 vs Gladewater | 8 |
| 03/07/25 @ Arp | 8 |
| 03/03/25 vs Arp | 5 |
| + 12 more games |
Taylor Gillispie made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, MaKayla Spencer was a standout: she scored three runs while going 3-for-4. What's more, she posted two doubles, the most she's had since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Heather Longino, who scored four runs while going 2-for-3.
Troup kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in three consecutive matches.
Troup pushed their record up to 16-5 with the victory, which was their 13th straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for West Rusk, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
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