Nettleton fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Searcy on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 2-1. The Raiders have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Ford Raffo
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Nettleton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ford Raffo, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI. Raffo has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Keegen Raub also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Nettleton's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Searcy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-5.
Coming up, Nettleton will face off against Harrisburg at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Searcy, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Searcy Lions duke it out with Benton Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Benton's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so the Lions' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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