Baseball Preview: Rock Ridge Phoenix vs. Handley Judges
The Rock Ridge Phoenix will be playing in front of their home fans against the Handley Judges at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rock Ridge will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
On Monday, Rock Ridge came up short against John Champe and fell 7-2.
Meanwhile, Handley has not done well against Millbrook recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Handley narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Millbrook 3-2. That's two games straight that Handley has won by just one run.
Landen Lewis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Handley's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Staige Dolan, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Rock Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Handley, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Rock Ridge couldn't quite finish off Handley when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 11-9. Will Rock Ridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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