The River Ridge Royal Knights are on the road again on Monday to play the Wesley Chapel Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
River Ridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Sebring 2-1.
Carson Cooley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, River Ridge's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Kessell, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Wesley Chapel had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They put the hurt on the Coyotes with a sharp 10-0 win. Wesley Chapel's victory was all the more impressive since Cypress Creek was averaging only 3.68 runs allowed on the season.
The result came thanks to Eli Chana's shutout, as he gave up just two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Wesley Chapel got a massive performance out of Dylan Pabon, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Zorre Wright, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
River Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-14 record this season. As for Wesley Chapel, their win bumped their record up to 19-10.
River Ridge came up short against Wesley Chapel when the teams last played last Thursday, falling 5-0. Can River Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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