Gadsden City is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Ragland a 12-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Gadsden City Titans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ragland Purple Devils at 4:30 p.m. Gadsden City has given up an average of 11 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Gadsden City came up short against Fort Payne on Friday, falling 11-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ragland). They never let Jefferson Christian Academy get on the board and left with a 15-0 win on Tuesday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Purple Devils as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
The team relied heavily on Anna Burnham, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Avery Franklin, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Ragland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .690. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Gadsden City's loss dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Ragland, their win bumped their record up to 3-10.
Gadsden City couldn't quite get it done against Ragland in their previous matchup back in February of 2019 as they fell 14-11. Can Gadsden City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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