Baseball Recap: Ripp Lockhart leads a balanced attack to beat Coal Ridge

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 11:23pm

Baseball Recap: Delta Panthers vs. Coal Ridge Titans

Delta waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Coal Ridge Titans 4-3. This was payback for Delta, who suffered a 6-5 loss the last time these two teams met.

Delta's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ripp Lockhart, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jesse Delgado, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Delta is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Coal Ridge, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 14-1.

Delta will be playing in front of their home fans against North Fork at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Coal Ridge, they will head out on the road to challenge Palisade at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Palisade knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Coal Ridge likes a good challenge.

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