The Cornerstone Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Ragland Purple Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Cornerstone will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Cornerstone gave up the first runs on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They had just enough and edged out Carver Birmingham 9-8.
Ragland not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since February 19th (when they won 15-0). Everything went their way against Saks as they made off with a 16-1 win. The Purple Devils haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Byron Mizzell was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Ragland is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-8 otherwise. Mizzell was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game.
In other batting news, Hayden Alverson was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Smith, who went 1-for-2 with four RBI, one run, and one double.
Ragland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .793. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Cornerstone's record now sits at 7-2. As for Ragland, their record is now 4-9.
Cornerstone might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Ragland when the teams last played back in February of 2016. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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