Baseball Recap: River Ridge Finds Playoff Glory Versus Effingham County

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Previous 3 Games

05/08/25 - Away	6-0 W
05/07/25 - Home	2-0 W
05/07/25 - Away	4-5 L

With a playoff win on the line, River Ridge rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Effingham County Rebels, sneaking past 2-0. This was a revenge game for the Knights: when they faced off against the Rebels on Wednesday, they had to take a 5-4 defeat.

River Ridge's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-13. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Effingham County, the loss snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 30-6 record.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: River Ridge beat the Rebels by a score of 6-0 on Thursday.