Baseball Game Preview: Calhoun County Saints vs. Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans

The Calhoun County Saints will venture away from home to take on the Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Calhoun County is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.

Calhoun County came into this matchup off a tough 20-run defeat last Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Mountain View Prep by a score of 5-3 on Wednesday.

Chippy Ayon

Runs Batted In

04/09/25 vs Mountain View Prep	3
03/14/25 vs Wagener-Salley	3
03/13/25 @ Lake Marion	3
03/11/25 @ Wagener-Salley	1

Calhoun County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chippy Ayon, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double. The Saints are 2-1 when Ayon posts three or more RBI, but 1-6 otherwise. Ayo James was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Ridge Spring-Monetta lost 19-4 to King Academy on Monday. The Trojans have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

Ridge Spring-Monetta's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Calhoun County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.

Calhoun County took their victory against Ridge Spring-Monetta in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 13-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Saints since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.