St. Albans is 8-2 against Ripley since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The St. Albans Red Dragons will be staying on the road to face off against the Ripley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. St. Albans is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
St. Albans can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Parkersburg with a sharp 12-4 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for St. Albans considering their one-run performance the match before.
Bryce Eggleton made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Eggleton has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Eggleton was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, St. Albans got a massive performance out of Brayden Smith, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Will Curry, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Ripley had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Warren on Thursday.
St. Albans is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Ripley, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-4.
St. Albans skirted past Ripley 4-3 when the teams last played back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Albans since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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