Ringgold fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Coahulla Creek on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Coahulla Creek Colts by a score of 7-6. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Colts recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Emorie Coles was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 7.1 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August.
On the hitting side, Ringgold saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paityn Weldon, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Kallie Branum, who went 3-for-5 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Ringgold didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Ringgold's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Coahulla Creek, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ringgold will challenge Murray County at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Coahulla Creek, they will take on North Murray at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Coahulla Creek is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
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