Handley is 9-1 against Ranburne since February of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Handley Tigers will be playing at home against the Ranburne Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Handley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Anniston with a sharp 22-2 win on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won seven in a row.
Zae Dunson
| 03/20/25 vs Anniston | 4 |
| 03/14/25 @ Beulah | 2 |
| 03/12/25 vs Piedmont | 2 |
| 03/07/25 vs Randolph County | 2 |
| 03/17/25 @ Callaway | 1 |
Zae Dunson made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Dunson was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Brody Esttes was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of 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.
Meanwhile, Ranburne had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Cougars a 10-0 shutout.
Handley's win bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Ranburne, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9.
Handley skirted past Ranburne 8-7 in their previous matchup back in February. Will Handley repeat their success, or does Ranburne have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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