Pleasant Ridge came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Horton Chargers as they made off with a 20-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won three contests by 15 runs or more so far this season.
Reily Gillaspie made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Pleasant Ridge is undefeated when he allows at most three earned runs, but 1-3-1 otherwise. Gillaspie was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one triple and two RBI.
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In other batting news, Josh Herndon was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Hank Lance, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Pleasant Ridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .677. They are undefeated (4-0) when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Pleasant Ridge now has a winning record of 4-3-1. As for Horton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Pleasant Ridge will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Chargers: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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