Baseball Preview: Ragland Purple Devils vs. Victory Christian Lions
After three games on the road, Ragland is heading back home. They will take on the Victory Christian Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Ragland and Victory Christian are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
Ragland fell victim to Victory Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They suffered a rough 22-0 defeat at the hands of the Lions. The game marked that first time this season in which Ragland was not able to get on the board.
For Victory Christian's part, Justin Rowe made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rowe was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Victory Christian got a massive performance out of Kelton Strickland, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and five RBI. Strickland has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jack Crow was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-2.
Ragland's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Victory Christian, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-4.
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