Tucker Beats Ridgeland Panthers
By:Jessie Merciers
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A week ago at this time, the Ringgold High School baseball team was 5-11 overall with three Region 7-AAAA losses and was facing a week with four region games in five days. First-year coach Brent Tucker knew those four games would determine if his Tigers had a playoff future or not.
Following Friday’s 8-6 come-from-behind win at Ridgeland, the Tigers’ future is much brighter. Having gone 4-0 this week, they now are tied for second place at 6-3.
It might have been 5-4 if not for catcher Justin Harris’ up-and-down night.
The senior smacked two home runs, sandwiching a pair of strikeouts in which he stranded four runners. The second homer was a sixth-inning grand slam that turned the game around.
