If Ripley was riding high fresh off their 13-0 takedown of Independence on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tigers fell 10-7 to the Alcorn Central Bears on Tuesday. The Tigers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bears earlier this season, when they won 10-5.
Emma Edwards was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run and two runs. Autumn Mayes also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Ripley now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Alcorn Central, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 5-1.
Looking ahead, Ripley will head out to square off against Kossuth at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Aggies' pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so the Tigers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Alcorn Central, they will host New Site at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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