River Ridge is 0-9 against Highland since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The River Ridge Timberwolves will be playing at home against the Highland Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. Highland took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on River Ridge, who comes in off a win.
River Ridge will bounce into Monday's match after beating Iowa-Grant, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. River Ridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Iowa-Grant on Thursday and snuck past 4-2. That's two games straight that River Ridge has won by exactly two runs.
Cael Koenig made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Koenig was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Koenig wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carter Copsey, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Highland unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Belmont by a score of 4-2. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Highland has scored all season.
River Ridge's victory ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
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