Horizon Honors waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Morenci Wildcats by a score of 5-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Horizon Honors also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Austin Ragsdale made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Ragsdale has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Ragsdale was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Ragsdale wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Morris, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Horizon Honors' win bumped their record up to 21-6. As for Morenci, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-13 record this season.
Horizon Honors will head out on the road to square off against Bisbee at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bisbee: 3.2, Horizon Honors: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Morenci does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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