Ragsdale is on a four-game streak of home losses, Western Guilford a 14-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Ragsdale Tigers will take on the Western Guilford Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Western Guilford took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Ragsdale, who comes in off a win.
Ragsdale headed into their last contest having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Asheboro let them put that streak behind them. Ragsdale blew past Asheboro 19-4. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Ragsdale's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Gracie Cuthrell made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Cuthrell has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cuthrell was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Anderson Froysell was incredible, firing off two home runs, seven RBI, and four runs while going 4-for-5. Hattie Hitchcock was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with five RBI and two runs.
Meanwhile, Western Guilford fell victim to a rough 24-5 defeat at the hands of Northern Guilford on Tuesday.
Ragsdale's victory bumped their record up to 6-12. As for Western Guilford, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
Ragsdale took their win against Western Guilford in their previous meeting on April 2nd by a conclusive 18-0. Does Ragsdale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Western Guilford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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