The West Rusk Raiders will be playing at home against the De Kalb Bears at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (West Rusk: 3.4, De Kalb: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
West Rusk heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Friday. They fell just short of De Kalb by a score of 4-3. West Rusk's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
For De Kalb's part, Jaylen White was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. White has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. White was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dom Dunn, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
West Rusk's loss dropped their record down to 17-12-1. As for De Kalb, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8-2 record this season.
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