The Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Alleman Pioneers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] was able to grind out a solid win over Stark County, taking the game 6-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge].
The team relied heavily on Zak Arredondo, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Alleman was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss. Their rough 24-0 defeat to Geneseo might stick with them for a while.
Alleman saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was KJ Ohr, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]'s victory bumped their record up to 15-4. As for Alleman, their loss dropped their record down to 3-22.
Alleman's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .461. It's a different story for Alleman, though, as they've only averaged .331. Will they be able to contain Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]'s hitters?
Everything went Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]'s way against Alleman in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] made off with a 17-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] since the team 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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