The Ragland Purple Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Oxford Yellow Jackets at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Ragland's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Oxford's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Ragland's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Ohatchee on Friday. They fell 5-0 to the Indians. Ragland has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jesslyn Carlise made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Klyie Layton was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Oxford can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They never let Corner onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Oxford as they're now sitting on five straight.
Ragland's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Oxford, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-13 record this season.
Ragland suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Oxford in their previous meeting back in March of 2016. Thankfully for Ragland, Taylor Ellison (who kept things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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