Baseball Game Preview: Grove Ridgerunners vs. Jay Bulldogs

For the second straight game, Grove will face off against Jay. The Ridgerunners will be playing at home against the Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grove's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Jay's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Grove's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top against Jay by a score of 1-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The Ridgerunners haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.

The result came thanks to Avery Petty's shutout, as he gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks.

Gavin Wyatt

Stolen Base

04/07/25 @ Vinita	3
03/17/25 @ Miami	3
04/21/25 @ Jay	2
04/14/25 vs Locust Grove	2
04/08/25 vs Vinita	2
+ 3 more games

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gavin Wyatt, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. He is becoming a predictor of Grove's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 6-1 (and 7-8 when he doesn't).

Jay is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6. As for Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 13-9.