Rib Lake is 0-5 against Stratford since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rib Lake Redmen will be playing at home against the Stratford Tigers at 4:45 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Rib Lake: 2.1, Stratford: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Rib Lake's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top against Phillips by a score of 5-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Rib Lake.
Meanwhile, Stratford came tearing into Thursday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Royals 16-0. Stratford might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matches by six runs or more this season.
Henry Zaleski was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Zaleski was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brady Berg was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Landon Zawislan, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Rib Lake's win bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Stratford, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
Rib Lake suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Stratford when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Rib Lake have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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