Baseball Preview: Ridge Community Bolts vs. Victory Christian Academy Storm
Ridge Community has been on the road for nine straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Victory Christian Academy Storm at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ridge Community is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Ridge Community sidestepped Lake Region for a 3-2 win.
Anthony Brooks looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Ridge Community saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Yamil Martinez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Victory Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 7-2 to Lake Gibson.
Ridge Community's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-10. As for Victory Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.
Victory Christian Academy's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Ridge Community has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.3 hits per game. It's a different story for Victory Christian Academy, though, as they've been averaging 8.7. Given Ridge Community's sizable advantage in that area, Victory Christian Academy will need to find a way to close that gap.
Ridge Community came up short against Victory Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 6-2. Thankfully for Ridge Community, Connor Goff (who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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