Argenta-Oreana proved they can win big last Wednesday (they won by 15) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the St. Teresa Bulldogs 3-1. This was payback for Argenta-Oreana, who suffered an 8-3 loss the last time these two teams met.
Argenta-Oreana got a great performance from Dylan Ragsdale as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Ragsdale has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Chase Logue was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Argenta-Oreana's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-11. As for St. Teresa, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Argenta-Oreana will challenge Maroa-Forsyth at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Maroa-Forsyth's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Argenta-Oreana's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Teresa, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Clinton at 4:30 p.m. Clinton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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