Ragsdale won the last time they faced Western Guilford and Fabian Diggs did his part to make sure it happened again. The Ragsdale Tigers narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Western Guilford Hornets 45-42 thanks in part to Diggs, who rushed for 227 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Diggs was just one part of a punishing run game: Ragsdale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 373 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the defeat, Western Guilford saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Caleb Moore rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes. Another player making a difference was Elijah Hayes, who gained 96 total yards and two touchdowns.
Ragsdale's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6. As for Western Guilford, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
As of now, neither Ragsdale nor Western Guilford have any future games scheduled.
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