POYEN - The Rison Wildcats picked up their first win of the season before dropping a heart-breaker to go 1-1 at the Poyen Tournament last Friday and Saturday.The ‘Cats dominated the Magnet Cove Panthers, 8-0, for their first win on Friday before seeing the Poyen Indians, host team, rally late to pull out a 9-8 win on Saturday.Rison went up 2-0 in the top of the first against Poyen when Brayden Terry drove in a run and eventually scored on a passed ball. Poyen, however, plated three runs off two errors, two singles and a walk in the bottom the first to go up 3-2.Rison regained the lead in the second when Henry Garner was a hit by a pitch to start the inning and eventually stole home. Noah Matheson then doubled in another run to put the ‘Cats on top, 4-3.The Indians used a walk, single and double, all coming with two out, to score two runs in the bottom of the third to move back in front, 5-4.Rison answered again, scoring four runs in the fourth to go back on top.Trent Southerland doubled with one out before Mason Weaver delivered a two-out double to bring him home to tie the game, 5-5. A walk to Terry followed by a two-run single from Easton Billings moved the Wildcats back into the lead before back-to-back singles by Brody Howard and Logan McGarity generated one more score to make it 8-5.Poyen led off the bottom of the fourth with a walk, and one out later, had a single and double to cut the Rison lead to 8-7. Then with two out, the Indians reached on a catcher’s interference call before two more singles drove in two more runs to give Poyen a 9-8 lead.The ‘Cats threatened in the top of the fifth when walks to Southerland and Weaver had runners at first and second with one out. However, a fielder’s choice and fly out turn back the threat and the game ended due to the tournament format.Rison got production throughout the lineup as seven Wildcats had one hit apiece. Weaver, Matheson and S...
To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.