Baseball Preview: Denair Coyotes vs. Ripon Christian Knights
Denair is 0-10 against Ripon Christian since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Denair Coyotes will head out on the road to square off against the Ripon Christian Knights at 4:00 p.m.
Denair is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Le Grand just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 6-5.
Jesse Ruelas was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Kaden Prine was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Ripon Christian can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Waterford a 10-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Ripon Christian as they're now sitting on three straight.
Ripon Christian got a massive performance out of Noah DeBruyn, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Anderson, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Denair's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Ripon Christian, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Denair has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Ripon Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Denair suffered a grim 28-2 defeat to Ripon Christian in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Denair, Eli Terpsma (who went 2-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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