The Rison Wildcats will square off against the Crossett Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Crossett took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Rison, who comes in off a win.
Rison played in-conference for the first time on Friday and got just the result they were looking for. They had just enough and edged out Drew Central 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Rison's win was truly a team effort as nine different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Claire Socia, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave Socia a new career-high. Another was Mackenzie King, who went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Rison hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are 2-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Crossett was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Hamburg, falling 12-6.
Barrett Bays was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Meeks, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Crossett's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Rison, their victory bumped their record up to 4-9.
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