Barneveld is 6-0 against River Ridge since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Barneveld Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the River Ridge Timberwolves at 4:30 p.m. Barneveld's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so River Ridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Barneveld is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Pecatonica on Tuesday. They fell 5-1 to the Vikings. Barneveld has not had much luck with Pecatonica recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, River Ridge entered their tilt with Highland with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They won by a run and slipped past the Cardinals 5-4.
Andrew Nies was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Barneveld's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for River Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6.
Barneveld skirted past River Ridge 5-3 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Barneveld since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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