Baseball Recap: Southwestern Rebels vs. South Ripley Raiders
In what's become a running theme this season, Southwestern gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the South Ripley Raiders a 10-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Southwestern also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Barron Welsh and Jamison Lewis did most of the damage at the plate: Welsh went 3-for-3 with three doubles, two RBI, and a run, while Lewis scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was William Stockdale, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Southwestern's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-7. As for South Ripley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.
Southwestern will be playing at home against Jac-Cen-Del at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Jac-Cen-Del is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for South Ripley, they will be playing at home against Rising Sun at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. South Ripley is facing Rising Sun at the right time seeing as Rising Sun is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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