Baseball Preview: Ridgevue Warhawks vs. Skyview Hawks
Ridgevue is 2-7 against Skyview since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Ridgevue Warhawks will stay at home for another game and welcome the Skyview Hawks at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Ridgevue got themselves on the board against Columbia, but Columbia never followed suit. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 victory over the Wildcats.
Keegan Randall was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. Dante Brinegar was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Skyview entered their tilt with Pocatello with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They blew past the Thunder 10-0. Considering Skyview has won six contests by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Caden Yesford was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Yesford has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Yesford was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Palomares, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Ledger Downs, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Ridgevue's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Skyview, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Ridgevue has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Skyview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Ridgevue couldn't quite finish off Skyview when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 5-3. Thankfully for Ridgevue, Dylan Gonzalez (who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks)) 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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