The Rison Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fordyce Redbugs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rison has three straight victories, Fordyce has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, Rison narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Star City 6-5.
Josey Edwards was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Edwards has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Edwards was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Riley Hyatt and Carlese Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Hyatt went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs, while Johnson went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Carlie Crain was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Fordyce's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 15-0 walloping at the hands of Warren on Tuesday.
Rison pushed their record up to 6-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs per game. As for Fordyce, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
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