The Ridgedale Rockets will head out on the road to square off against the Upper Scioto Valley Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ridgedale took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Temple Christian a 10-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Rockets considering their one-run performance the game before.
Ayden Salyer was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Cook, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Ridgedale was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Temple Christian only posted a batting average of .000.
Meanwhile, Upper Scioto Valley hadn't done well against Perry recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Rams came out on top against the Commodores by a score of 3-0. The Rams' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Not much got past Maddox Underwood, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Perry off the board. Underwood has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Upper Scioto Valley's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jesse Prater, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. Andrue Kindle also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Ridgedale's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Upper Scioto Valley, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Ridgedale couldn't quite finish off Upper Scioto Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can the Rockets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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