Baseball Game Preview: East Ridge Raptors vs. Irondale Knights

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Previous Games

05/10/24 - Away	6-1 W
04/23/24 - Home	5-0 W
05/10/23 - Away	13-0 W
04/19/23 - Home	14-3 W
04/23/22 - Home	13-2 W
+ 2 more games

East Ridge has gone 6-1 against Irondale recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Raptors will square off against the Knights at 4:30 p.m. East Ridge has given up an average of 8.2 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

East Ridge is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since April 22, 2024 on Wednesday. They came up short against Cretin-Derham Hall, falling 23-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Raptors in their meetings with the Raiders: they've now lost three in a row.

Meanwhile, Irondale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 10-2 to Mounds View. That's two games in a row now that the Knights have lost by exactly eight runs.

East Ridge suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 3-2. As for Irondale, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.

East Ridge was able to grind out a solid win over Irondale in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 6-1. Will the Raptors repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.