It was a good run, but Ridgedale unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 14-1 to the Pleasant Spartans. Ridgedale was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior) but Pleasant's pitcher proved too tough.
Ridgedale saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Bouahom, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
On Pleasant's side, Kylie Eastep was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Eastep was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Pleasant got a massive performance out of Hannah Miller, who went 4-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles, and a triple. Faith Staley was another key contributor, scoring four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Ridgedale's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-2. As for Pleasant, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-13.
Ridgedale will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Arcadia at 10:00 a.m. Ridgedale will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Pleasant, they will head out on the road to challenge Worthington Christian at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Pleasant will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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