Baseball Game Preview: Southwest Guilford Cowboys vs. Ragsdale Tigers

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2025, 7:17am

Baseball Preview: Southwest Guilford Cowboys vs. Ragsdale Tigers

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Southwest Guilford and Ragsdale are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Cowboys will square off against the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Southwest Guilford has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Ragsdale will arrive with six straight victories.

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last three times Southwest Guilford and Northwest Guilford have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Cowboys took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings.

Southwest Guilford saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Morgan, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.

Meanwhile, Ragsdale never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Western Guilford with a sharp 13-0 win. Considering the Tigers have won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

The team relied heavily on Ryan Hendricks, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Camden McGill was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and one run.

Ragsdale always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .656. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.

Ragsdale's record is now 14-6. As for Southwest Guilford, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-8.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Southwest Guilford has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Ragsdale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.

Southwest Guilford couldn't quite finish off Ragsdale when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 3-1. Can the Cowboys avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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