Ripon has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Merced Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Ripon: 2.9, Merced: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
After soaring to a seven-point win in their last game, Ripon came back down to earth on Tuesday. They fell just short of Merced by a score of 4-2.
For Merced's part, the team relied heavily on Riley Dickey, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Knott, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Ripon's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Merced, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
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