The Plain Dealing Lions will square off against the Ringgold Redskins at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Plain Dealing is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Arcadia on Friday as they made off with a 20-13 victory. With that win, the Lions brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Max Rodrigues was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. Rodrigues was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Jerry Harris
| 03/20/26 @ Arcadia | 5 |
| 03/17/26 vs North Caddo | 2 |
| 03/16/26 vs Castor | 2 |
| 03/05/26 vs Lakeview | 2 |
| 02/27/26 vs Summerfield | 2 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jerry Harris, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with five runs, two stolen bases, and one double. Those five runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cade DeMoss, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Ringgold and Jonesboro-Hodge meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Redskins put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 17-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Redskins, who have now won seven contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Ringgold's win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-9. As for Plain Dealing, their victory bumped their record up to 7-10-1.
Plain Dealing suffered a grim 15-8 defeat to Ringgold in their previous meeting back in April of 2025. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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