Baseball Game Preview: Ridgevue Warhawks vs. Rocky Mountain Grizzlies

The Ridgevue Warhawks will head out on the road to challenge the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ridgevue is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.

Ridgevue is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Owyhee, who was ranked first at the time (Ridgevue was ranked 18th). The Warhawks took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Storm on Thursday.

Ridgevue got a good showing from Preston Wade, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Wade has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, Ridgevue saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dante Brinegar, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.

Meanwhile, Rocky Mountain came up short against Owyhee on Friday and fell 4-1. The Grizzlies haven't had much luck with the Storm recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.

Rocky Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Ridgevue, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5-1.

Ridgevue beat Rocky Mountain 5-2 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warhawks since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.