Baseball Game Preview: Ridgeview Ravens vs. Caldera

For the second straight game, Ridgeview will face off against Caldera. The Ravens will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Caldera at 4:30 p.m. Ridgeview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.

If Ridgeview beats Caldera with 11 runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Ravens never let Caldera get on the board and left with an 11-0 win on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Ravens.

Ryden Nakamura

Hits (Career)

04/21/26 @ Caldera	3
04/17/26 vs Summit	2
03/23/26 vs Crater	2
03/17/26 @ West Salem	2
04/15/26 @ Summit	1

Ryden Nakamura was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Ridgeview is undefeated when Nakamura allows two or fewer hits, but 5-6-1 otherwise. Nakamura was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Finn Chambers, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one triple. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Mainwaring, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.

Ridgeview was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.

Ridgeview's victory bumped their record up to 8-6-1. As for Caldera, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Ridgeview has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Caldera struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.9 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.