Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Ripley couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell 7-2 to the North Pontotoc Vikings on Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the fourth time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, with their most recent defeat being a 6-3 loss on Thursday.
Ripley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Krys Moreland, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one double.
This is the second loss in a row for Ripley and nudges their season record down to 23-8. As for North Pontotoc, the victory got them back to even at 14-14-1.
Ripley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Pontotoc, they will face off against Kosciusko at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as the Vikings come in on four and the Whippets on seven.
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