The Green Ridge Tigers will be playing at home against the Smithton Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Green Ridge will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Even though Stover scored an imposing 11 runs on Tuesday, Green Ridge still came out on top. Green Ridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Stover and snuck past 13-11. The win was just what Green Ridge needed coming off of an 11-5 defeat in their prior match.
Meanwhile, Smithton scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand La Monte a 20-0 shutout. The victory was just what Smithton needed coming off of a 12-0 loss in their prior matchup.
Sam Bray was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Bray has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bray was also big at the plate, going 2-for-6 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Ryan Pond and Brock Huffman did most of the damage at the plate: Pond scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all seven of his plate appearances, while Huffman scored four runs and stole five bases while going 4-for-5. Zach Walsh was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
Green Ridge made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-7. As for Smithton, their win bumped their record up to 3-8.
Green Ridge might still be hurting after the 20-3 defeat they got from Smithton in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Can Green Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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