Baseball Game Preview: Ridgemont Golden Gophers vs. Upper Scioto Valley Rams

Golden Gophers

Runs

05/12/26 @ Crestline	4
05/11/26 vs Riverdale	9
05/08/26 @ Northeastern	6
05/07/26 vs Ridgedale	6
05/04/26 @ Perry	1
+ 14 more games

Ridgemont is 2-8 against Upper Scioto Valley since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Golden Gophers will face off against the Rams at 1:00 p.m. Ridgemont is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.

Ridgemont lost 10-4 to Crestline on Tuesday.

Brenden Eckstein and Kody Kiser did some serious damage despite the final result: Eckstein got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run, while Kiser got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Meanwhile, Upper Scioto Valley came up short against Jefferson on Thursday, falling 13-3. That's two games in a row now that the Rams have lost by exactly ten runs.

Upper Scioto Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Ridgemont, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Ridgemont has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Upper Scioto Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.