Ragland is 0-3 against Appalachian since April of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Ragland Purple Devils are on the road again to play the Appalachian Eagles at 4:30 p.m.
Ragland fell victim to Victory Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They suffered a rough 22-0 loss 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.
Meanwhile, Appalachian had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it 13 on Thursday. They blew past the Lions 13-3. Considering Appalachian has won 15 matches by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Ragland's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Appalachian, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-2-2.
Ragland might still be hurting after the 16-1 loss they got from Appalachian in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Ragland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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