Preview: Ragsdale Tigers vs. Astronaut War Eagles
The Ragsdale Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Astronaut War Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. Ragsdale is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Ragsdale never let their opponents score. They came out on top against Southeast Guilford by a score of 5-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ragsdale.
Ragsdale got a great performance from Garrett Crum as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 15 over 6.1 innings pitched. Crum has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ragsdale saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Miller, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Astronaut lost a close one when they played on Tuesday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on on Thursday was a bit more commanding. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 7-0 walloping at the hands of Merritt Island. Astronaut has not had much luck with Merritt Island recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Ragsdale has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Astronaut, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
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