The Ragsdale Tigers will take on the Northwest Guilford Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ragsdale is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
Ragsdale had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the nine-run drubbing they dealt Western Guilford on Friday. The Tigers put the hurt on the Hornets with a sharp 17-8 victory. Considering the Tigers have won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Northwest Guilford didn't have quite enough to beat Southwest Guilford on Friday and fell 8-6. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Northwest Guilford saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Gentrup, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Ragsdale pushed their record up to 16-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Northwest Guilford, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Ragsdale beat Northwest Guilford 7-2 when the teams last played on April 4th. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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