Matt Vines

Red River baseball snaps losing streak, starts district play right
COUSHATTA – The Red River baseball team got a win to end its three-game losing streak, then logged a victory that set it on the right path in District 3-2A play.

The Bulldogs (6-7, 1-0) blasted Ringgold on Monday in a 16-1 win before overcoming Lakeside at home Tuesday in an 8-5 victory.

Lakeside (5-13) tied for the district title this past season in its first in the new league, and while the five-win Warriors likely weren’t title threats this year, the victory is a nice obstacle to overcome.

Lakeside swept Red River in a three-game series this past season.

The second and final game of the series was washed out Thursday because of effects of Wednesday’s storms, and a makeup date hasn’t been added to the schedule.

Now Red River turns its attention to Winnfield (1-14), a team that also shared a piece of the district crown this past season.

This year’s Tigers have struggled at the plate and on the mound, but it’s a group that also won the three-game series against Red River this past season.

Taking the Winnfield series will effectively make the series against Many at the end of the month the defacto district title matchup.

Many (13-4) has feasted on its competition this season with nine of its wins by double digits.

Red River softball falls to elite competition this past week
The Red River softball team knew it had uphill battles against an elite schedule, and that fact bore out in the results.

The Lady Bulldogs (3-6, 0-2 District 3-2A)) were shutout by Montgomery (16-0 score) and Winnfield (20-0) this past week.

That streak started with a 22-1 loss to Lakeside to open District 3-2A play.

Red River should be favored in its next slate of games, including a home game against Homer played Thursday evening, a Tuesday home contest against Mansfield and a Wednesday date at Providence Classical Academy.