The Ringgold Redskins will square off against the Jonesboro-Hodge Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Ringgold made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Woodlawn-Shreveport, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Ringgold put the hurt on Woodlawn-Shreveport with a sharp 16-1 win on Wednesday. Considering the Redskins have won four games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
While Jonesboro-Hodge didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 12-11 victory over Arcadia on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now won four in a row.
Ringgold is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs over those games. Jonesboro-Hodge's win bumped their record up to 9-5.
Ringgold was able to grind out a solid victory over Jonesboro-Hodge in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, winning 13-9. Does Ringgold have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jonesboro-Hodge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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