The Quitman Bulldogs will take on the Rison Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, Quitman got the win against Marshall by a conclusive 13-2. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly 11 runs.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Rison duked it out with Dumas on Tuesday. The Wildcats blew past the Bobcats 19-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Carlese Johnson was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Johnson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Elissa Summar was a standout: she scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Those four stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Haven Simpson, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple.
Rison always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .704. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win got Rison back to even at 4-4. As for Quitman, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Quitman skirted past Rison 2-1 in their previous meeting back in March of 2017. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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