Winnsboro is 8-2 against Quitman since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Winnsboro Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Quitman Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Winnsboro's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Quitman's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Winnsboro is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Mineola just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Yellowjackets by a score of 6-5.
Lilly Rulison stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. Alexis Carr was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Even though they lost, Winnsboro didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mineola only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Quitman narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Harmony 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Quitman.
Winnsboro's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7-1. As for Quitman, the win got them back to even at 10-10-1.
Winnsboro came out on top in a nail-biter against Quitman in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Quitman's Kennedi Elmore, who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Winnsboro still be able to contain Elmore? There's only one way to find out.
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