It was close, but on Wednesday the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks sidestepped the Bradshaw Mountain Bears for a 13-12 victory.
Ironwood Ridge got a massive performance out of Clifford Graves, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most runs Graves has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Charnoki, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI and one double.
Ironwood Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Bradshaw Mountain, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-8.
Ironwood Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, an 8-0 victory against Mesquite on the 10th. Bradshaw Mountain does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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