For the second straight game, Mineral Ridge will face off against Memorial. The Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Red Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mineral Ridge will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Mineral Ridge's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Memorial as they made off with a 13-0 win. Considering the Rams have won six contests by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Blake Basista
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Mineral Ridge got a big performance out of Blake Basista, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Those two runs gave Basista a new career-high. Andrew Gillie was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one double.
Mineral Ridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.
Memorial is on a 28-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-12. As for Mineral Ridge, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Memorial's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Mineral Ridge has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Memorial, though, as they've been averaging only 4 strikeouts. Will Mineral Ridge keep running through batters, or will the Red Devils buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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