Baseball Preview: Simon Kenton Pioneers vs. Ryle Raiders
Simon Kenton is 2-8 against Ryle since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Simon Kenton Pioneers will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Ryle Raiders, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Simon Kenton: 3.2, Ryle: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Saturday, Simon Kenton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Campbell County.
Meanwhile, Ryle entered their tilt with Newport Central Catholic with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with an 8-5 win over the Thoroughbreds on Monday.
Ryle got a great performance from Grant Ashcraft as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Xaden Hughes was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Aj Curry was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Simon Kenton's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 19-6. As for Ryle, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Simon Kenton came up short against Ryle in their previous matchup last Monday, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ryle's Lucas Sanders, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Now that Simon Kenton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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