After flying high against Simpson last Friday, Leesville came back down to earth. The Leesville Wampus Cats took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the DeRidder Dragons on Tuesday. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Leesville saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Cunningham, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that Cunningham launched this season.
Leesville has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-8-1 record this season. DeRidder's win ended a nine-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-14.
While Leesville had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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