The Ragland Purple Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Coosa Christian Conquerors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Ragland has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Coosa Christian will arrive with six straight wins.
Ragland came up short against Coosa Christian on Tuesday, falling 14-1.
For Coosa Christian's part, Brody Nelson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Nelson has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Coosa Christian is undefeated when Nelson posts two or more runs, but 2-7 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cameron Robertson, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, six RBI, and one run. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Blaine West was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
The victory got Coosa Christian back to even at 7-7. As for Ragland, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
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