Northwest Guilford extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 11-12 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of the Ragsdale Tigers. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, with their most recent defeat being a 7-2 loss on April 4th.
Reed Benamati made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Gentrup, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
As for Ragsdale, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 17-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games.
On Ragsdale's side, their win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Braylon Louis, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Northwest Guilford does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ragsdale, they will head out on the road to face off against Southwest Guilford at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tigers 3.4, the Cowboys 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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