Ranburne is 1-9 against Handley since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ranburne Bulldogs are taking a road trip to square off against the Handley Tigers at 3:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Handley will be up against a hot Ranburne squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Ranburne's pitchers stepped up to hand Central of Coosa County a 10-0 shutout on Thursday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Handley). They blew past Anniston 22-2 on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won five matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Zae Dunson made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Dunson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Handley got a massive performance out of Brody Esttes, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Esttes is becoming a predictor of Handley's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-6 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Ben Pike, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Handley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 9.6.
The win snapped Handley's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-6 record. As for Ranburne, their record now sits at 7-9.
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