Baseball Preview: Dakota Ridge Eagles vs. Windsor Wizards
The Dakota Ridge Eagles will be playing at home against the Windsor Wizards at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Dakota Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Dakota Ridge was not the first on the board last Saturday, but they got there more often. They won by a run and slipped past Eaglecrest 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Dakota Ridge.
Cade Collins was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mitchell Lee, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Windsor unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Silver Creek by a score of 6-4.
Tripp Thomas was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Dakota Ridge's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-6. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs per game. As for Windsor, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 10-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Dakota Ridge hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Windsor struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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